Goodbye joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin' A kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style, they go hog wild, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo For tonight, I'm gonna see my, ma chère amie, oh Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Settle down far from town, get him a pirogue And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need, oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo For tonight, I'm gonna see my, ma chère amie, oh Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay, oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou