Goodbye Joe, hegotta 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

My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

thibodaux, fontaineaux the place is buzzin'

a kin-folk come to see yvonne by the dozen

dress in style the go hog wild, me oh my oh

son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

dress in style the go hog wild, me oh my oh

son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Goodbye Joe, hegotta 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

jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou