Jambalaya   Jambalaya      Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh   He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou   His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou      Thiboudaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'   All kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen   Dress in style they go hog wild, me oh my oh   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou      (*) Jambalaya, crawfish pie and filé gumbo   For tonight, I'm a-gonna see my-my cher a mi-o   Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou      Settle down far from town get him a pirogue   And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou   Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o   Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou