v.1
^||Goodbye ^DJoe, me gotta go, me-oh ^Amy-oh
^AMe gotta go pole the pirogue down the ^Dbayou
^DMy Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh ^Amy-oh
^ASon-of-a-gun, gonna have big fun on the ^Dbayou

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Jambalaya, crawfish pie, an a filet gumbo
Cause tonight I'm-a gonna see my machere-amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-oh
Son-of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

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v.2
Thibedeoux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozens
Sit in style, go hog-wild, me-oh my-oh
Son-of-a-gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

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