| Goodbye Joe, me gotta' go, me oh my oh | 
| Me gotta' go pole the pirogue down the buyou | 
| My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun, on the buyou | 
| Jumbalaya, and a crawfish pie, and a file gumbo | 
| Cause' tonight I’m gonna' see my Machez a mio | 
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay- oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun, on the buyou | 
| Thibodeaux, fontainbleau, 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 | 
| Jumbalaya, and a crawfish pie, and a file gumbo | 
| Cause' tonight I’m gonna' see my Machez a mio | 
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay- oh | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun, on the buyou | 
| Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet gumbo | 
| 'Cause tonight I’m gonna see my machez a mio | 
| Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-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 | 
| Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou |