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
cause tonight, i'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
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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
jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
cause tonight, i'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
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jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
cause tonight, i'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
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 cher a mi-o
pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
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 cher a mi-o
pick guitar, fill fruit far and be gay-o
son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou