Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, the sweetest one and me oh my oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Well jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
Gonna pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Well a thibideaux, fountaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Well we dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Well jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
Gonna pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Well jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio
Well we dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun gonna have big fun on the bayou
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou