[D]Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh [A]my oh

Me gotta go pole the [A7]pirogue down the [D]bayou

My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [A]my oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou

Chorus

[D]Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet [A]gumbo

'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher [D]amie..o

[D]Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [A]gay..o

Son of a gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou.

Instrumental verse (with kazoo)

[D]Thibodeaux, Fountaineaux, the place is [A]buzzin'

Kinfolk come to see [A7]Yvonne by the [D]dozen

Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [A]my oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou.

Chorus

Instrumental verse (with kazoo)

[D]Settle down far from town get me a [A]pirogue

And I’ll catch all the [A7] fish in the [D]bayou

Swap my guy to buy Yvonne what she [A]need..o

Son of a gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou.

Chorus

Son of a [A]gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou.

Son of a [A]gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou.

Son of a [A]gun, we'll have big [A7]fun on the [D]bayou