Ah goodbye Joe we gotta go me oh my oh 
Me gotta go 
Port Apireau down the Bayou 
My Yvonne sweetest one me oh my oh 
son of a gun we'll have good fun on the Bayou 

Well Jambalaya, a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo 
'Cos tonight I'm gonna see my machaza mio 
Pick guitar fill [bad word] jar and be [bad word] oh 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou woah ooh, oh 

Thibideaux's to Fontaineau's the place is buzzin' 
 [bad word] to see Yvonne by the dozen 
Dress in style, go hog wild me oh my oh 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou 

Well Jambalaya, a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo 
'Cos tonight I'm gonna see my machaza mio 
Pick guitar fill [bad word] jar and be [bad word] oh 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou woah ooh 

Hey, hey, my [bad word] on [bad word] on, oh my babe 
Woah, hey hee ha 
Uh, bah bah dah deeh deeh oh doh 
Well Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo 
'Cos tonight I'm gonna see my machaza mio 
Pick guitar fill [bad word] jar and be [bad word] oh 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou 
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the Bayou