by Hank Williams
| Intro | G7 | C |
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| Goodbye Joe me gotta go me oh | my oh |
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| Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the | bayou |
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| My Yvonne the sweetest one me oh | my oh |
| C | |
| Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the | bayou |
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| G7 | |
| Thibodaux Fontaineaux the place is | buzzing |
| C | |
| Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the | dozen |
| G7 | |
| Dress in style and go hog wild me oh | my oh |
| C | |
| Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the | bayou |
| G7 | |
| Settle down far from town get me a p | irogue |
| C | |
| And I'll catch all the fish in the | bayou |
| G7 | |
| Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she | need-oh |
| C | |
| Son of a gun we'll have big fun on the | bayou |
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| G7 | C | |
| Son of a | gun we'll have big fun on the | bayou |