Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chere amie o Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou From Thibodaux to Fontaineaux the place is buzzin' Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen Dress in style and go hog wild me oh my oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chere amie o Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chere amie o Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou additional verses not in Old Hank's version: Settle down far from town get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chere amie o Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Later on swap my mon get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need oh Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a file gumbo 'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chere amie o Pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay o Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou