1. Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh, Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou

2. Thibay-deaux, Fountaineaux, the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen

1. My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh, Son of a gun, we'll have good fun on the bayou

2. Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh my oh Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo, 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh, Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

3. Settle down, far from town get me pirogue And I'll catch all the fish down on the Bayou

3. Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she needs, oh! Son-of-a-gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou.