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 crawfish pie and fillet gumbo   Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio   Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou   [ strings ]   Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' kin folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen   Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh   Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou   Jambalaya and a crawfish pie...   Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou