Burl Ives - The crawdad Song You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, now, honey You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, babe You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, Now, let's go down to that crawdads hole Honey, baby, mine Yond'r come a man with a sack on his back, now, honey Yond'r come a man with a sack on his back, oh, babe Yond'r come a man with a sack on his back, He's got him all crawdads he can pack Honey, baby, mine Man fell down and he broke that sack, honey Man fell down and he broke that sack, oh, babe Man fell down and he broke that sack, You'd better see them crawdads goin' back Honey, baby, mine What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, now, honey What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, oh, babe What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, I'm gonna stand on the bank and watch the crawdads die Honey, baby, mine Sat on the pond, to my feet got cold, now, honey Sat on the pond, to my feet got cold, babe Sat on the pond, to my feet got cold, I was lookin' right down that crawdads hole Honey, baby, mine