Intro CN.C. C G7 Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh, my oh G7 C Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou C G7 My Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh, my oh G7 C Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayouVerso 1:
C G7 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo G7 C Hey, tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio C G7 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o G7 C Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayouInstrumental C G7 G7 C C G7 G7 CC G7 Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue G7 C I'm a-gonna catch all the fish in the bayou C G7 Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o G7 C Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayouVerso 2:
C G7 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo G7 C Hey, tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio C G7 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o G7 C Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayouSolo C G7 G7 C C G7 G7 CC G7 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo G7 C Hey, tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio C G7 Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o G7 C Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou