Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou
His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we′ll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin′
A Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style the 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 fillet gumbo
For tonight, I′m a-gonna see my my-my cher a mi-o
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we′ll have big fun on the bayou
Settle down far from town get him a pirogue
And he′ll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o
Son of a gun, we′ll have big fun on the bayou