A5                                  E5 
Good-bye, Joe, me gotta go, me-oh my-oh, 
         E5                            A5 
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou. 
                                   E5 
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh my-oh, 
         E5                             A5 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 
 
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A5                                       E5 
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo, 
          E5                              A5 
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o; 
                                    E5 
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh, 
         E5                             A5 
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 
 
 
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'; 
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen. 
Dress in style, go hog wild, me-oh my-oh, 
Son of a guin, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 
 
      Refrain: 
 
Settle down far from town, bet me a pirogue, 
And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou; 
Trade my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh, 
Son of a guin, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 
 
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