The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CRAWDAD

YOU GET THE LINE, I'LL GET THE POLE, HONEY. YOU GET THE
LINE I'LL GET THE POLE, BABY. YOU GET THE LINE, I'LL GET THE POLE,
WE'LL GO DOWN BABY TO THE CRAWDAD HOLE, HONEY, SUGARBABY, MINE.
GET UP OLD MAN YOU SLEPT TOO LATE HONEY, GET UP OLD MAN YOU SLEPT
TOO LATE BABY, GET UP OLD MAN YOU SLEPT TOO LATE, I ATE THE LAST
CRAWDAD ON YOUR PLATE, HONEY, SUGARBABY, MINE. GET UP OLD WOMAN, YOU
SLEPT TOO LATE HONEY, GET UP OLD WOMAN, YOU SLEPT TOO LATE BABY,
GET UP OLD WOMAN YOU SLEPT TOO LATE, THE CRAWDAD MAN DONE PASS YOUR
GATE, HONEY, SUGARBABY, MINE. WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE LAKE GOES
DRY HONEY, WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE LAKE GOES DRY BABY, WHAT YOU
GONNA DO WHEN THE LAKE GOES DRY?
SIT ON THE BANK, WATCH THE CRAWDADS
DIE, HONEY, SUGARBABY, MINE. WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE CRAWDADS
DIE HONEY, WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE CRAWDADS DIE BABY, WHAT YOU
GONNA DO WHEN THE CRAWDADS DIE, SIT ON THE BANK UNTIL I CRY, HONEY,
SUGARBABY, MINE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS

Date learned: 03-00-1974