Lyrics Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Crawdad Song

You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh baby

You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh babe

You get a line and I'll get a pole

An' I'll met you down by the crawdad hole

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

A well you don't miss water' til the well runs dry

You don't miss the water 'til the well runs dry

Don't miss the water 'til the well runs dry

An' you don't miss your man 'til he says good bye

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

So when you see me coming hoist your windows high

When you see me coming hoist your windows high

When you see me coming hoist your windows high

When you see me leavin' hang your head and cry

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

Watcha gonna do when your chair gives out, my sweet thing

Watcha gonna do when your chair gives out, my babe

When you got no liquor, no chair, no shoes

Well you lay 'cross the bed with your head in the blues

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

Oh well I dance all night with a bottle in my hand, oh baby

Dance all night with a bottle in my hand, oh babe

Dance all night with a bottle in my hand

I'm looking for a woman ain't got no man

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

Wonder what Satan's grumbling 'bout, oh baby

Wonder whet Satan's grumbling 'bout, oh babe

Wonder what Satan's grumbling 'bout

Oh well he's chained down in hell and can't get out

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

Wake up old man, you slept too late this mornin'

Wake up old man, you slept too late this evenin'

Wake up old man, you slept too late

The crawdad wagon done passed your gate

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh baby

You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh babe

You get a line and I'll get a pole

An' I'll meet you down by the crawdad hole

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine