[G]                                   [D7]     nGoodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh  n                                      [G]  nMe gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou  n                                   [D7]   nMy Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh  n                                        [G]  nSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou  nn

			[G] [D7] nJambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo n [D] [G] nCause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio n[G] [D7] nPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o n [D] [G] nSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

 nnnThibodeaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'  nKinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen  nWe dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh  nSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou       n  nRefrão nnSettle down, far from town, get him a pirogue  nAnd he catch all the fish on the bayou  nSwap his mom to buy Yvonne what she need-o  nSon of a gun, we'll have bog fun on the bayou  nnRefrão