Intro  A  D 


[Verso 1]
                                A 
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh 
                                       D 
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou 
                                   A 
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh 
                                        D 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou 

 
[Refrão]
                                    A 
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and Filé gumbo 
                                        D 
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio 
                                   A 
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o 
                                        D      A  D  A  D 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou 


[Verso 2]
                                     A 
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin' 
                                  D 
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen 
                                         A 
We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh 
                                        D 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou 

 
[Refrão]
                                     A 
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and Filé gumbo 
                                        D 
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio 
                                   A 
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o 
                                        D      A  D  A  D 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou 

                                     A 

[Refrão]
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and Filé gumbo 
                                        D 
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio 
                                   A 
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o 
                                        D 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou