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 and fillet gumbo Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio I'm gonna pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o Well son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou [ sax ] Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Yeah dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh Well son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie... [ sax ] Settle down far from town get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Yeah swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Well jambalaya and a crawfish pie...