(Song following recipe must be sung while preparing)
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1 Poundshrimp
2 italian sausages
1 habanero, chopped [ more than 1 is too many for some people ]
somevegetable cooking spray
1 tsp margarine
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
10 cups water
2 cups chicken broth
1 10-oz package sliced okra
1 cup sliced celery
3/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup uncooked regular rice
1 16-oz can whole tomatoes undrained and chopped
1 8oz bottle clam juice
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
3/4 tbsp salt
1 level tbsp gumbo file or 1 tbsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp hot sauce
1 lb fresh crab meat
4ozdiced pimiento drained

Peel and devein shrimp. Set shrimp aside.

Cook italian sausage in 1/2" of water until water evaporates. Brown sausage in remaining oil. Cut the sausages into thin (1/8 in.) slices and set aside.

Coat 5 qt dutch oven with cooking spray; add margarine, and place over medium heat until melted. Add onion, garlic and habanero. Saute until tender.

Add shrimp, water, okra, celery, green pepper and rice. Bring contents to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30-45 min.

Stir in tomatoes.

Combine clam juice, flour, worchestershire sauce, salt, gumbo file', pepper, and hot sauce in a separate bowl. Add the mixture to the gumbo while stirring.

Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken.

Stir in crabmeat, sausage and pimiento.

Yields 21 cups.

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Good-bye 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

(Chorus)
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Thibodeaux, Fontainenot, the place is buzzin'
Kinfolk 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

(Chorus)
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
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 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

(Chorus)
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file' gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou