| 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 good fun on the bayou | 
| Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo | 
| Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio | 
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou | 
| Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, the place is buzzin' | 
| Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen | 
| Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou | 
| Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo | 
| Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio | 
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou | 
| Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo | 
| Cause tonight I’m gonna see my ma cher amio | 
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou |