Intro : G | D | D7 | G G D Goodbye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh D7 G He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou G D7 His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh D7 G Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou G D Thibodaux, fontaineaux the place is buzzin' D7 G A kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen G D Dress in style the go hog wild, me oh my oh D7 G Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou G D * Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo D7 G For tonight, I'm a-gonna see my, my Cher a mi-oh G D Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh D7 G Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Solo : G | D | D7 | G ( x2 ) G D Settle down far from town get him a pirogue D7 G And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou G D Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh D7 G Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou Repeat ( * ) Solo : G | D | D7 | G ( x2 ) Repeat ( * , * , * )