Crawdad Song
Traditional

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold, Honey
Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold, Babe
Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold
Lookin' down that crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, Honey
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, Babe
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back
Packin' all the crawdads he can pack
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

The man fell down and he broke that sack, Honey
The man fell down and he broke that sack, Babe
The man fell down and he broke that sack
See those crawdads backing back
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, Honey
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, Babe
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry
I'm gonna stand on the bank and watch the crawdads die
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

I heard the duck say to the drake, Honey
I heard the duck say to the drake, Babe
I heard the duck say to the drake,
There ain't no crawdads in this lake
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

Get up, Sue, you slept too late, Honey
Get up, Sue, you slept too late, Babe
Get up, Sue, you slept too late
That crawdad man's done passed your gate
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine

Standin' on the corner with a dollar in my hand, Honey
Standin' on the corner with a dollar in my hand, Babe
Standin' on the corner with a dollar in my hand
Standin' there waitin' for the crawdad man
Honey, Baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole
Honey, Baby mine