Hank Williams)



Goodbye Joe, me gotta go down the bayou

Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou

My Yvonne, sweetest one, me oh my oh

Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou



Well, jambalaya an' a crawfish pie an' a fil'e gumbo

'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o

Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou



Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'

Hey, an' the kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen

Well, and-a dress in style, go hog wild an' be gay-o

Son of a gun, we gonna have big fun on the bayou



Well, jambalaya an' a crawfish pie, an' a fil'e gumbo

'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio

Well a pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o

Son of a gun, we gonna have a big fun on the bayou



Wanna settle down, far from town, get me a pirogue

Gonna catch all the fish in the bayou

Gonna swap my mon, to buy Yvonne, what she need-o

Son of a gun, we gonna have a big fun on the bayou



Well, jambalaya, an' a crawfish pie, an' a fil'e gumbo

'Cause, tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar an' be gay-o

Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun on the bayou



(Transcribed by ear; corrections requested and welcomed