A                                   E
Goodbye, joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh.
                                       A
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
A                                  E
My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh.
                                        A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
A                                            E      
Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
E                                      A     
Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
A                                  E       
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
                                        A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

SOLO
A                                    E
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin',
                                  A
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
A                                        E
We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh.
                                        A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
A                                            E      
Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
E                                      A     
Cause tonight i'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
A                                  E       
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
                                        A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

SOLO
A                                            E      
Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
E                                      A     
Cause tonight i'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
A                                  E     
We dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh.  
                                        A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.