G                               D      
Good-bye Joe, me gotta go,  me -  oh,   my - oh.   
D7                                      G   
He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.   
G                                   D   
My Yvonne sweetest one, me  -  oh,  my  -  oh.   
D                                        G   
Son of a gun,  gonna have big fun on the bayou.   
    
Chorus:        
        G                                      D   
        Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,   
        D                                      G   
        cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a mio   
        G                                    D   
        Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh   
        D                                       G   
        Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.   
  
(Guitar solo) 

G                                      D   
Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is buzzin’   
D7                                    G   
Kin folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.   
G                                   D    
Dress in style, go hog wild, and be gay-oh 
D                                       G   
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.  
  

Chorus:        
        G                                      D   
        Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo,   
        D                                       G   
        cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a mio   
        G                                   D   
        Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh   
        D                                       G   
        Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.  
  
   
(Guitar solo) 

Chorus 

End