#1. 
DA Good-bye Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh,
A7D Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.
DA My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh,
A7D Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
 CHORUS: 
DA Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filet gumbo,
A7D cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amie..o.
DA Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay..o,
AA7D Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.
 #2. 
DA Thibodeaux, fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'.
AA7D kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
DA Dress in style go hog wild me oh my oh.
AA7D Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.
 #3. 
DA Settle down far from town get me a pirogue.
AA7D and I'll catch all the fish in the bayou,
DA swap my gun to buy Yvonne what she need..o.
AA7D Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.