1. [d]goodbye joe, me gotta go, me oh [a]my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the [d]bayou
My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [a]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have good fun on the [d]bayou

Chorus:
[d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file [a]gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez a[d]mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [d]bayou.

2. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)

3. [d]thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is [a]buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the [d]dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [a]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [d]bayou.

Repeat chorus

4. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)

Final chorus:
[d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [a]gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez a[d]mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.

• Baby We're Really in Love
• Cold Cold Heart
• Dear John
• Half as Much
• Hey, Good Lookin'
• Honky Tonk Blues
• I Can't Help It
• I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'
• Jambalaya
• Long Gone Lonesome Blues
• Lovesick Blues
• Moanin' The Blues
• Nobody's Lonesome for Me
• They' Ll Never Take Her Love from Me
• Wedding Bells
• Why Don't You Love Me
• Window Shopping
• You're Gonna Change