Verse 1: Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
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

Chorus:
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
‘Cause tonight I’m gonna see, my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou

Verse 2:
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin’
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun we’ll have big fun on the bayou

Verse 3:
Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue
And I’ll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap my mon t’ buy Yvonne what she need-o
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou