IntroEAVerse 1AE
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me, oh, my oh.
EA
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
AE
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me, oh, my, oh.
EA
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
ChorusAE
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
EA
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie-o.
AE
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo.
EA
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
Verse 2AE
Thibodeaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'.
EA
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
AE
Dress in style and go hog wild, me, oh, my, oh.
AA
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
ChorusAE
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
EA
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie-o.
AE
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo.
EA
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
InterludeEAVerse 3AE
Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue.
EA
And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou.
AE
Send my mom to get Yvonne what she need-o.
EA
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
ChorusAE
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
EA
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie-o.
AE
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo.
EADA
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayooooooou.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.