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

 Well, jambalaya an' a crawfish pie an' a fil'e gumbo
 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o
 Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou

 Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
 Hey, an' the kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
 Well, and-a dress in style, go hog wild an' be gay-o
 Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou

 Well, jambalaya an' a crawfish pie, an' a fil'e gumbo
 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
 Well a pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o
 Son of a gun, we gonna have a big fun on the bayou

 Wanna settle down, far from town, get me a pirogue
 Gonna catch all the fish in the bayou
 Gonna swap my mon, to buy Yvonne, what she need-o
 Son of a gun, we gonna have a big fun on the bayou

 Well, jambalaya, an' a crawfish pie, an' a fil'e gumbo
 'Cause, tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o
 Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou