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 Tho bo daux, fonthineaux, the place is buzzin Kin folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style, and go hog wils, me or my Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and crawfish pie and fillet gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my cheramio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and bo gayo Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Setke down far from town, get me a pirag And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Swap my mom to buy Yvonne what we need Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou