The Crawdad Song (You Get a Line and I`ll get a pole honey) - Old Time Banjo Folk Song

The Crawdad Hole or The Crawdad Song, You get a line and I`ll get a pole, Crawdad, Crawdad song. Many different names and different lyrics. An old Southern Appalachian American folk song. I play it in the old time banjo clawhammer style on a mountain banjo and sing it. Here are the traditional lyrics. Jump in anywhere and sing along with me now you hear.

Crawdad hole - Lyrics
Traditional Folk Song
Performed by, Dan D. Dirges

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey,
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe.
You get a line and I'll get a pole,
We'll go down to the crawdad hole,
Honey, sugar baby mine.

Sittin' on the bank 'til your feet get cold, Honey,
Sittin' on the bank 'til your feet get cold, Babe,
Sittin' on the bank 'til your feet get cold,
watching that crawdad dig his hole,
Honey, sugar baby mine.

What you gonna do when the well goes dry, Honey,
What you gonna do when the well goes dry, Babe,
What you gonna do when the well goes dry,
Gonna sit on the bank and cry cry cry
Honey, sugar baby mine.

Get up old man you slept too late, Honey,
Get up old man you slept too late, Babe,
Get up old man you slept too late,
That crawdad man's done passed your gate,
Honey, sugar baby mine.

Yonder comes a man with a pack on his back, Honey,
Yonder comes a man with a pack on his back, Babe,
Yonder comes a man with a pack on his back,
Packin' all the crawdads he can pack,
Honey, sugar baby mine.

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey,
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe.
You get a line and I'll get a pole,
We'll go down to the crawdad hole,
Honey, sugar baby mine.