Intro: G7 C

Verse 1:
C                                G7
 Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my  oh
                                      C
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
                                   G7
My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh my  oh
                                        C
Son of me gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Chorus:
C                                          G7
 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie on a file gumbo
                                         C
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
                                        G7
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gayo
                                       C
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Violin Solo 1: C G7 C G7 C

Verse 2:
C                                   G7
 Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'
                                  C
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
                                          G7
Dressed in style and go hog wild, me oh my  oh
                                        C
Son of me gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Chorus:
C                                          G7
 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie on a file gumbo
                                         C
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
                                        G7
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gayo
                                       C
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou

Violin Solo 2: C G7 C G7 C

Chorus:
C                                          G7
 Jambalaya and a crawfish pie on a file gumbo
                                         C
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
                                        G7
Pick guitar, filled fruit jar and be gayo
                                       C
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou