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 
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin‘ 
A Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen 
Dress in style the go hog wild, 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 a mi-o 
Pick guitar, fill fruit far 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 
Repeat (*)