G5                               C5     
Good-bye Joe, me gotta go,  me -  oh,   my - oh.  
C5                                      G5  
He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.  
G5                                   C5  
My Yvonne sweetest one, me  -  oh,  my  -  oh.  
C5                                        G5  
Son of a gun,  gonna have big fun on the bayou.  
   
Chorus:       
        G5                                      C5  
        Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,  
        C5                                       G5  
        cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez a mio  
        G5                                    C5  
        Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh  
        C5                                       G5  
        Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.  
 
(Guitar solo)


G5                                      C5  
Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzin?  
C5                                    G5  
Kin folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.  
G5                                   C5   
Dress in style, go hog wild, and be gay-oh
C5                                       G5  
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. 
 
Chorus:       
        G5                                      C5  
        Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,  
        C5                                       G5  
        cause tonight I?m gonna see my machez a mio  
        G5                                    C5  
        Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh  
        C5                                       G5  
        Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou. 
 
(Guitar solo)

Chorus

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