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.

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

'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez amio

My Yvonne, the sweetest one.

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Thibodeaux, Fountaineaux, the place is buzzin'

Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen

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.

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.

Shish kebab

See you again! Joey, I must be off

I'm bracing my paddle and paddling my canoe down the Mississippi

My Ivan, dearest one

A son of a thief, we'll have big fun on the Mississippi.

Mixed greens, river-shrimp pie, gumbo with slices of meat

For tonight I'll meet my Macchimio

Pick up a guitar, fill it with water. Fruit punch and be merry

A son of a thief on the Mississippi River we'll live fast

Thibaudeau, Fontanneau, the place is full of merry voices

Tons of relatives come to see Ivan

Dressed in fashion, they're having a good time, wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah Settle down a long way from town Buy him a canoe

And then he'll fish in that gulf

Buy mama what Yvonne needs

A son of a thief On the Mississippi River we'll live fast