The Crawdad Song (Version 1)
by 
Big Bill Broonzy 
recording of 19 
from Black, Brown And White, 
You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, now, honey 
You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, babe 
You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, 
now, let's go down to that crawdads 
hole 
Honey, baby, mine 
Yond'r come a man with a sack on his back, now, honey 
Yond'r come a man with a sack on his back, oh, babe 
Yond'r come a man with a sack on his back, 
he's got him all crawdads he can pack 
Honey, baby, mine 
Man fell down and he broke that sack, honey 
Man fell down and he broke that sack, oh, babe 
Man fell down and he broke that sack, 
you'd better see them crawdads goin' back 
Honey, baby, mine 
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, now, honey 
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, oh, 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 
Sat on the pond, to my feet got cold, now, honey 
Sat on the pond, to my feet got cold, babe 
Sat on the pond, to my feet got cold, 
I was lookin' right down that crawdads hole 
Honey, baby, mine 
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Note 1: alteration of crawfish, any of numerous freshwater fish resembling the lobster but usually much smaller, word used chiefly west of the Appalachians.