[ A E7 ] Goodbye, Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh – – – He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the Bayou – – – His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh – – – Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the Bayou.
[ CHORUS ] [ A E7 ] Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo – – – For tonight I’m a gonna see my ma cher ami-o – – – Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o – – – Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the Bayou
[ A E7 ] Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin’ – – – Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen – – – Dressed in style they go hog wild, me oh my oh – – – Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the Bayou
[ CHORUS ] [ A E7 ]
[ A E7 ] Settle down far from town, get him a pirogue – – – And he’ll catch all the fish in the Bayou – – – Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o – – – Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the Bayou
[ CHORUS ] [ A E7 ]
Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the Bayou
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JAMBALAYA 1952 |
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 AND A CRAWFISH PIE
AND FILLET GUMBO,
‘CAUSE TONIGHT I’M GONNA SEE
MY MA-CHER- AMIO.
PICK GUITAR, FILL FRUIT JAR
AND BE GAY- O.
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 WILD
ME- OH- MY- OH.
SON OF A GUN, WE’LL HAVE BIG FUN
ON THE BAYOU.
