Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me - oh, my - oh
Me gotta go pull the pirogue down the bayou
My Yvonne, sweetest one, me - oh, my - oh
Son of a gun, we'll gonna big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, Fountaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me - oh, my - oh
Son of a gun, we'll gonna big fun on the bayou
Jumbalaya crawfish pie filet gumbo
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher ami - oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay - oh
Son of a gun, we'll gonna big fun on the bayou
Settle down far from town get him in a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap his mun to by Yvonne what she need-oh
Son of a gun we'll gonna big fun on the bayou