Jambalaya
Jambalaya Joy: A Cajun Tale of Love and Revelry
Lyrics
Goodbye, Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
Joe is leaving, expressing farewell.
He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the Bayou
He is rowing a small boat down the Bayou.
His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Yvonne, his beloved, is being referred to as the sweetest one.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Expressing joy and excitement about having a great time on the Bayou.
Well Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Listing traditional Louisiana dishes (Jambalaya, crawfish pie, filé gumbo).
For tonight I'm a gonna see my ma cher ami-o
Anticipation of meeting a dear friend (ma cher ami-o).
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Playing the guitar, enjoying a jar of fruit, and having a lively time.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Reiteration of the joy and fun on the Bayou.
Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'
Thibodaux Fontaineaux is a lively place with lots of activity.
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Relatives and friends gathering to see Yvonne.
Dressed in style and go hog wild me oh my oh
People dressing stylishly and celebrating enthusiastically.
Son of a gun we're have big fun on the bayou
Reaffirmation of having a great time on the Bayou.
Well Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Repeating the mention of Louisiana dishes and the excitement for the evening.
For tonight I'm a gonna see my ma cher ami-o
Reiteration of the anticipation of meeting a dear friend.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Continuation of playing the guitar, enjoying a fruit jar, and being joyful.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Reaffirmation of the joy and fun on the Bayou.
Well Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Repeating the mention of Louisiana dishes and the excitement for the evening.
For tonight I'm a gonna see my ma cher ami-o
Reiteration of the anticipation of meeting a dear friend.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Continuation of playing the guitar, enjoying a fruit jar, and being joyful.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Reaffirmation of the joy and fun on the Bayou.
Well Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Repeating the mention of Louisiana dishes and the excitement for the evening.
For tonight I'm a gonna see my ma cher ami-o
Reiteration of the anticipation of meeting a dear friend.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Continuation of playing the guitar, enjoying a fruit jar, and being joyful.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Reaffirmation of the joy and fun on the Bayou.
Well Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
Repeating the mention of Louisiana dishes and the excitement for the evening.
For tonight I'm a gonna see my ma cher ami-o
Reiteration of the anticipation of meeting a dear friend.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Continuation of playing the guitar, enjoying a fruit jar, and being joyful.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Reaffirmation of the joy and fun on the Bayou.
Son of a gun, we're have big fun on the Bayou
Final repetition, emphasizing the overall theme of having a great time on the Bayou.
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