Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-ohm my-oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-ohm my-oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-oh Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou From Thibodaux to Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style and 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 a filé gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-oh Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-o Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Settle down far from town get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-oh Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Later on, swap my mon, get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou Swap my mon, to buy Yvonne what she need-oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a filé gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chère amie-oh Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou