Monday, September 18, 2023

Jambalaya - Lisa Ono etc.


[Intro]
G
 
[Verse 1]
G                                D
Good-bye Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
                                      G
He gotta go-pole the pirogue down the bayou
                                   D
His Yvonne the sweetest one, me oh my oh
                                        G
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Verse 2]
G                                    D
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin'
                                    G
A kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen
                                         D
Dressed in style they go hog wild, me oh my oh
                                        G      N.C.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Chorus]
     G                             D
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
                                          G
For tonight, I'm-a gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
                                   D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
                                        G     N.C.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Flute Solo]
G  D  G  D  G  N.C.
 
[Verse 3]
       G                             D
Settle down far from town, get him a pirogue
                                    G
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou
                                    D
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o
                                        G     N.C.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Chorus]
     G                             D
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
                                          G
For tonight, I'm-a gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
                                   D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
                                        G     N.C.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Guitar-Solo]
G  D  G  D  G  N.C.
 
[Chorus]
     G                             D
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
                                          G
For tonight, I'm-a gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
                                   D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
                                        G     N.C.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Chorus]
N.C.
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
N.C.
For tonight, I'm-a gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
N.C.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
N.C.                                    G
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
 
[Out-Chorus]
G                                  D
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
                                          G
For tonight, I'm-a gonna see my ma cher a mi-o
                                   D
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
                                        G     N.C.  G
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou