Goodbye, [1] Joe, me gotta go, me oh [5]my oh, 

Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the [1] bayou.

My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [5] my oh, 

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [1] bayou.



Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet [5] gumbo, 

Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a [1] mio.

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [5] gay-o, 

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [1] bayou.

SOLO



Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin', 

Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.

We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh. 

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.