Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, down the bayou 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, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo Yeah tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun, we'll have a little 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 a little fun on the bayou Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file gumbo Well, tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio Pick guitar, gonna fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou