goodbye 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

　　thibada eaux,fountain eaux the place is buzzin'

　　kin-folk come,toses yvonne,by the dozen

　　dressed in style,they go hogwild,me oh my oh

　　son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

　　jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

　　fortonight i'm gonna see my sherry mi-o

　　pick guitar,fill fruitjar and be gay-o'

　　son of agun,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 mum 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

　　fortonight i'm gonna see my sherry mi-o

　　pick guitar,fill fruitjar and be gay-o'

　　son of agun,we'll have big fun on the bayou

　　jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

　　fortonight i'm gonna see my sherry mi-o

　　pick guitar,fill fruitjar and be gay-o'

　　son of agun,we'll have big fun on the bayou

　　jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

　　fortonight i'm gonna see my sherry mi-o

　　pick guitar,fill fruitjar and be gay-o'

　　son of agun,we'll have big fun on the bayou

　　jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

　　fortonight i'm gonna see my sherry mi-o

　　pick guitar,fill fruitjar and be gay-o'

　　son of agun,we'll have big fun on the bayou