Jambalaya

Words & Music by Hank Williams, 1952
Recorded by Fats Domino, 1961


A                                  E
Good-bye, Joe, me gotta go, me-oh my-oh,

         E7                            A
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou.

                                   E
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me-oh my-oh,

         E7                             A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.


Refrain:

A                                       E
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo,

          E7                              A
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o;

                                    E
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-oh,

         E7                             A
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.


Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin';
Kinfolk come 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.

	Refrain:

Settle down far from town, bet me a pirogue,
And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou;
Trade my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-oh,
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

	Refrain:



 
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