Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me-oh-my-oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh-my-oh Son-of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet 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 Thibodaux, 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 Settle down, far from town, get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie 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