Burl Ives - The crawdad Song



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