Crawdad Song
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Notes:classic american folk tune often sung with audience participation; humorous verses about fishing and misfortune at the crawdad hole.

C F C G7

 

CYou get a line and I'll get a pole, honey,

You get a line and I'll get a pole, G7babe.

CYou get a line and G7I'll get a pole,

FWe'll go down to the crawdad hole,

CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7

 

Sung or Instrumental verse:

CI see the man with a pack on his back, honey,

I see the man with a pack on his back, G7babe

CI see the man with a G7pack on his back

FAll them crawdads in that sack , CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7

 

COh the man fell down and broke his sack, honey,

The man fell down and broke his sack, G7babe

CThe man fell down and G7broke his sack

FAll them crawdads backin' back, CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7

 

CYou get a line and I'll get a pole, honey,

You get a line and I'll get a pole, G7babe.

CYou get a line and G7I'll get a pole,

FWe'll go down to the crawdad hole, CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7

 

CWhat ya gonna do when the lake runs dry, honey,

What ya gonna do when the lake runs dry G7babe

CWhat ya gonna do when the G7lake runs dry

FSit on the bank and watch the crawdads die, CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7

 

CWhat ya gonna do when you lose your pole, honey,

What ya gonna do when you lose your pole G7babe

CWhat ya gonna do when you G7lose your pole

FJust sit and stare at a crawdad hole, CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7

 

CYou get a line and I'll get a pole, honey, oh babe

You get a line and I'll get a pole, G7babe.

CYou get a line and G7I'll get a pole,

FWe'll go down to the crawdad hole,

CHoney, G7baby Cmine. G7 C

 

Chords Used

CFG7