Bb    688766
Bb7   686766
Db    x46664

[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
         D                       A
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
         A            A7               D
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the Bayou
    D                              A
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
         A                   A7         D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Chorus]
      D                                A
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé* gumbo
         A               A7              D
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
        D                          A
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo
         A                   A7         D
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Instrumental]
Eb

[Verse 2]
     Eb                              Bb
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
        Bb           Bb7          Eb
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
         Eb                           Bb
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
         Bb                  Bb7        Eb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Chorus]
      Eb                              Bb
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
         Bb              Bb7             Eb
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
     Eb                            Bb
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo
         Bb                  Bb7        Eb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Outro]
         Bb                  Bb7        Eb  Db  Eb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou