You get a line an' I'll get a pole, baby
You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, honey
You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole
We goin' down the crawdad1 hole
Honey, baby, mine
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, honey
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, baby
What you gonna do when the pond goes dry
Stand on the bank watch the crawdads die
Honey, baby, mine
Well, you get a line an' I'll get a pole, baby
You get a line an' I'll get a pole, honey
You get a line an' I'll get a pole
We goin' down the crawdad hole
Honey, baby, mine
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, baby
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, honey
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back
Crawdads crawlin' back to back
Honey, baby, mine
Well, what you gonna do when the meat gives out, baby
What you gonna do when the meat gives out, honey
What you gonna do when the meat gives out
Stand on the house with your eye more poked out
Honey, baby, mine
You get a line and I'll get a pole, baby
You get a line and I'll get a pole, baby
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We goin' down the crawdad 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.
