Jambalaya On The Bayou

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Bb7   686766
Db    x46664

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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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
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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Chorus]
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Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé* gumbo
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'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
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Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo
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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
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Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
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Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh
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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Chorus]
      Eb                              Bb
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and filé gumbo
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'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
     Eb                            Bb
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo
         Bb                  Bb7        Eb
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou

[Outro]
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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the Bayou