1. [G]Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my [D]oh
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue, down the [G]bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [D]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G]bayou.
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [D]gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G]a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D]gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G]bayou.
2. [G]Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is [D]buzzin’
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [G]dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh [D]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G]bayou.
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [D]gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G]a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D]gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G]bayou.
3. [G]Settle down, far from town, get him a [D]pirogue
And we'll catch all the fish in the [G]bayou
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she [D]need-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G]bayou.
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet [D]gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G]a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D]gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [G]bayou.
