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      Jambalaya and a craw fish pie and filling gumbo   'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma Cher Amio   Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou      Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'   Kinfolks come to see Yvonne by the dozen   Dress in style, go hog wild and be gayo   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou      Jambalaya and a craw fish pie and filling gumbo   'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio   Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou