- Usale kakuhle Joe, kuya kufuneka uhambe, mna oh oh oh
Kuya kufuneka abambe ipirogue ezantsi kwebayou
IYvonne yakhe yeyona imnandi, mna oh oh oh
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, indawo leyo yi-buzzin '
Isalamane siza kubona uYvonne ngamashumi amabini
Banxibe isimbo baya kwihagu zasendle, mna oh oh oh
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
IJambalaya, i-crawfish pie kunye ne-fillet gumbo
Ngokuhlwa nje, ndiza kubona i-ma-o yam
Khetha ikatala, gcwalisa ingqayi yeziqhamo kwaye ube gay-o
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
Hlala phantsi kude nedolophu, umthathele ipirogue
Kwaye uya kubamba zonke iintlanzi kwi-bayou
Ukutshintsha i-mon yakhe ukuze uthengele uYvonne le nto ayifunayo-o
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
IJambalaya, i-crawfish pie kunye ne-fillet gumbo
Ngokuhlwa nje, ndiza kubona i-ma-o yam
Khetha ikatala, gcwalisa ingqayi yeziqhamo kwaye ube gay-o
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
IJambalaya, i-crawfish pie kunye ne-fillet gumbo
Ngokuhlwa nje, ndiza kubona i-ma-o yam
Khetha ikatala, gcwalisa ingqayi yeziqhamo kwaye ube gay-o
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
IJambalaya, i-crawfish pie kunye ne-fillet gumbo
Ngokuhlwa nje, ndiza kubona i-ma-o yam
Khetha ikatala, gcwalisa ingqayi yeziqhamo kwaye ube gay-o
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
IJambalaya, i-crawfish pie kunye ne-fillet gumbo
Ngokuhlwa nje, ndiza kubona i-ma-o yam
Khetha ikatala, gcwalisa ingqayi yeziqhamo kwaye ube gay-o
Nyana umpu, siya konwaba kakhulu kwi-bayou
Dlala IJambalaya (Kwi-Bayou) Ayifumananga nto. Isenokuqulatha amakhonkco obulungu