Goodbye Joe, me gotta go down the Bayou Me gotta go, pool the pirogue down the Bayou My Yvonne, sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the Bayou Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin' The kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Well, and-a dress in style, go hog wild an' be gay-o Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the Bayou Jambalaya, crawfish pie, an' a fil'e gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio Well, a pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o Son of a gun, we gonna have a big fun on the Bayou