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The Carpenters - Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (Live in 1974) • TopPop
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hank Williams
Hank Williams
Songwriter
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Arranger
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Ray Gerhardt
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Engineer
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A goodbye Joe, you 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
[Verse 2]
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
And kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
Dressed in style, they go hog-wild, my oh my, oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 3]
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, I'ma gonna see my ma cher a-mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 4]
Settle down far from town, get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 5]
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, I'ma gonna see my ma cher a-mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 6]
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, I'ma gonna see my ma cher a-mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 7]
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, I'ma gonna see my ma cher a-mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
[Verse 8]
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
For tonight, I'ma gonna see my ma cher a-mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Written by: Hank Williams

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