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Artist: Paul Anka
Canonical path: /paul-anka/jambalaya
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Jambalaya
Read Jambalaya lyrics by Paul Anka on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Jambalaya
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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 ma cher ami-o pick guitar fill fruit jar and be gay-o / son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou / thibodeaux fontaineaux the place is buzzing / kin folk 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 // 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 //
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Paul Anka performs "Jambalaya", and this lyric page sits inside the Paul Anka catalog on LyroVerse.
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