Good-bye Joe, we gotta go, me oh my oh
we 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

People go on Fountaineaux the place is buzzin'
People come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style the dog on wild, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
For tonight, I'm a-gonna see my my-my cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Everything is going to be all right now get me a piroque
I'm gonna get me all the fish in the bayou
My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, well have big fun on the bayou