Intro : GDD7G 2x
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GD
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh.
G
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
D
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh.
D7G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
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GD
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
G
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
D7G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
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GDGDD7G
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GD
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin',
G
kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
D
Dress in style and go hog wild, and be gayo.
D7G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
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GD
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
G
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
D7G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
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(oh, guitar)
GDGDD7G
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GD
Later on, swap my mon, get me a pirogue
G
And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou
D
Swap my mon, to buy Yvonne what she need-oh
D7G
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
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GD
Oh, jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
G
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
D7G
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
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GDGDD7G
(Oh, Lord!
GDD7G
Hang tight, ooh Lord!
Ah, take it out.
He's comin', ah!)
GDD7G
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.