The Crawdad Song

The Crawdad Song Big Bill Broonzy


You'll get a line, (this the way the women sang it)
You'll get a line, I'll get a pole, honey, (and put the babies to sleep)
You'll get a line, I'll get a pole, babe,
You'll get a line, I'll get a pole, (and the men came in)
Let's go down to that crawdad's hole,
Now, 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,
Now, honey, baby, mine.

Man fell down and he broke that sack, now, honey,
Man fell down and he broke that sack, babe,
Man fell down and he broke that sack,
You'd better see them all crawdad's crawlin' back,
Now, honey, baby, mine.

Sat on the pole, my feet got cold, now, honey,
Sat on the pole, my feet got cold, babe,
Sat on the pole, my feet got cold,
I was lookin' right down that crawdad's hole,
Honey, baby, mine.

What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, now, 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 crawdad's die,
Honey, baby, mine.

I sat on the pole, my feet got cold, now, honey,
Sat on the pole, my feet got cold, babe,
Sat on the pole, my feet got cold,
Lookin' right down that crawdad's hole,
Now, honey, baby, mine.

What did the he duck said to the drake, now, honey,
What did the he duck said to the drake, babe,
What did the he duck said to the drake,
There ain't no crawdad's in this lake,
Honey, baby, mine.


From the album: Blues Roots vol.4