G                               C     
Good-bye Joe, me gotta go,  me -  oh,   my - oh.  
C7                                      G  
He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.  
G                                   C  
My Yvonne sweetest one, me  -  oh,  my  -  oh.  
C                                        G  
Son of a gun,  gonna have big fun on the bayou.  
   
Chorus:       
        G                                      C  
        Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,  
        C                                       G  
        cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez a mio  
        G                                    C  
        Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh  
        C                                       G  
        Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.  
 
(Guitar solo)


G                                      C  
Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzin?  
C                                    G  
Kin folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.  
G                                   C   
Dress in style, go hog wild, and be gay-oh
C                                       G  
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. 
 
Chorus:       
        G                                      C  
        Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,  
        C                                       G  
        cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez a mio  
        G                                    C  
        Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh  
        C                                       G  
        Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. 
 
(Guitar solo)

Chorus

End