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Artist: Boxcar Willie
Canonical path: /boxcar-willie/jambalaya
Related lyric paths: 6
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Jambalaya
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Jambalaya
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1. [d]goodbye joe, me gotta go, me oh [a]my oh Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the [d]bayou My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [a]my oh Son of a gun, well have good fun on the [d]bayou
Chorus: [d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file [a]gumbo cause tonight Im gonna see my machez a[d]mio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh Son of a gun, well have big fun on the [d]bayou.
2. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)
3. [d]thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is [a]buzzin Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the [d]dozen Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [a]my oh Son of a gun, well have big fun on the [d]bayou.
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4. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)
Final chorus: [d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [a]gumbo cause tonight Im gonna see my machez a[d]mio Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh Son of a gun, well have big fun on the b[d]ayou. Son of a gun, well have big fun on the b[d]ayou. Son of a gun, well have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
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