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Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, 

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me-o my-o. 

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Me gotta go pole the pireaux 

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down the bayou. 

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My Yvonne, sweetest one, 

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me-o my-o. 

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Son-of-a-gun, 

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we'll have big fun 

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on the bayou. 

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Jambalaya and a crawfish pie 

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and a file gumbo. 

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'Cause tonight I'm gonna see 

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my ma cher a-me-o   

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Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, 

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and be gay-o 

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Son-of-a-gun we'll have big fun 

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on the bayou. 

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The Thibideaux, the Fontaineaux 

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the place is buzzin' 

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Kinfolks come to see Yvonne 

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by the dozen. 

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Dressed in style, 

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go hog-wild me-o my-o 

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Son-of-a-gun we'll have big fun 

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on the bayou. 


SECOND VERSION:

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Good bye Joe, me got-ta go, me oh my oh 

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Me got-ta go pole the pi-roque  

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down the bay-ou, 

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My Y-vonne, the sweet-est one, Me oh my oh 

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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bay-ou. 

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Jam-ba-la-ya and a craw-fish pie  

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and fil-let gum-bo. 
       
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'Cause to-night I'm gon-na see my ma cher a-mi-o 

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Pick gui-tar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o 

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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bay-ou.