Well goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio I'm gonna pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well, son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' Kinfolks come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh Well, son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well, son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou ♪ Settle down far from town get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Spend my money to buy Yvonne what she need-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou