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

Chorus: Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé [D] gumbo
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [G] amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [D] gayo
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
We 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