A E7 Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh A Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou E7 My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh my oh A Son of a gun weʼll have big fun on the bayou E7 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet gumbo A Cause tonight Iʼm gonna see my ma cher amio E7 Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o A Son of a gun weʼll have big fun on the bayou E7 Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzing A Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen E7 Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh A Son of a gun weʼll have big fun on the bayou E7 Settle down far from town get me a pirogue A And Iʼll catch all the fish in the bayou E7 Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh A Son of a gun weʼll have big fun on the bayou