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Jambalaya

Words & Music by Hank Williams

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Jambalaya

Words & Music by Hank Williams

Lyrics:

Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh.
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
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 and go hog wild, me oh my oh.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.

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

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

More info:

Jambalaya was written and recorded by Hank Williams on MGM Records (MGM 11283) in 1952. His recording hit the top of Billboard's country chart and #23 on the Best-Selling Singles chart. Jo Stafford's recording (Columbia 39838) peaked at #3. Both records sold over a million copies. Jambalaya (subtitled On The Bayou) has been recorded by many artists over the years. Even Fats Domino (Imperial 5796) charted (#30) with the song in 1962.

Elvis sang Jambalaya at a concert in Louisiana in May or June 1975. The city was either Monroe, Lake Charles or Shreveport.


Lyrics:	Goodbye, Joe, me gotta go, me oh my oh. Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou. My Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio. Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo, 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 and go hog wild, me oh my oh. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio. Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo, son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Settle down far from town, get me a pirogue and I'll catch all the fish in the bayou. Swap my mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o. Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio. Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo, son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

More info:		Jambalaya was written and recorded by Hank Williams on MGM Records (MGM 11283) in 1952. His recording hit the top of Billboard's country chart and #23 on the Best-Selling Singles chart. Jo Stafford's recording (Columbia 39838) peaked at #3. Both records sold over a million copies. Jambalaya (subtitled On The Bayou) has been recorded by many artists over the years. Even Fats Domino (Imperial 5796) charted (#30) with the song in 1962. Elvis sang Jambalaya at a concert in Louisiana in May or June 1975. The city was either Monroe, Lake Charles or Shreveport.