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Artist: Nazareth
Canonical path: /nazareth/jambalaya-on-the-bayou
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Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
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Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
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Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
He gotta-go pole the pirogue down the bayou
His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux the place is buzzin'
A Kin-folk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dress in style the 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
For tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Settle down far from town get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap his mon to by 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
For tonight, I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi oh
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
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