Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-oh-my-oh
Me 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
Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma-chère-amie-oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

The Thibodaux, the Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style and go hog-wild, me-oh-my-oh
Son-of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma-chère-amie-oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya, and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma-chère-amie-oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh
Son of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou