Well, goodbye, joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Well, jambalaya and a crawfish pie, fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cheramio And get guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well, son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou Thibodaux, fontaineaux, the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see my yvonne by the dozen Get dressed in style, go hog wild me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Well, jambalaya and a crawfish pie, fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cheramio And get guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well, son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue We'll catch all the fish in the bayou Swap my mon's to buy my yvonne what he need-o Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Well, jambalaya and a crawfish pie, fillet gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cheramio And get guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well, son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou