### pirogue is pronounced P-ROW
### filé is FEE-LAY
### thibodeux is TIB-UH-DOUGH
### fountaineaux is FOUNTAIN-O
### Hank sings ma chers a mio and MUH-CHAZ UH-ME-O
[Verse 1]
C G7
Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh
G7 C
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou
C G7
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
G7 C
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
C G7
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
G7 C
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chers amio
C G7
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
G7 C
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 2]
C G7
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
G7 C
kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
C G7
Dress in style and go hog wild, and be gay-o
G7 C
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
C G7
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
G7 C
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chers amio.
C G7
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o,
G7 C
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
[Verse 3]
C G7
Later on, swap my mon, get me a pirogue
G7 C
And I'll catch all the fish on the bayou
C G7
Swap my mon, to buy Yvonne what she need-oh
G7 C
Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Chorus]
C G7
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
G7 C
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma chers amio.
C G7
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o,
G7 C
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
