Crawdad Song   (VEN 1102)   Tony Simmons (Doc Watson) 1963

MAINSTREAM

OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER

All 4 Ladies Promenade the inside

Back home, Swing there with your man

Allemande Left with your corner go DoSaDo your own
Left Allemande and Weave that Ring
You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
Swing the girl and you Promenade
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole, Honey, oh Baby mine

FIGURE

Head Couples Promenade go Halfway
Side 2, do the Right and Left Thru

Same 2 Square Thru in the middle of the floor
Count ‘em all the way to 4, DoSaDo, do an 8 Chain 4

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey
Swing the girl and you Promenade
You get a line and I'll get a pole
We'll go down to the crawdad hole, Honey, oh Baby mine

TAG

Swing

ORIGINAL LYRICS

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.

 

Sit on the bank til my feet get cold honey
Sit on the bank til my feet get cold babe
Sit on the bank til my feet get cold we'll go down
To the crawdad hole honey, sugar baby mine.

 

Crawdad hole way down to the crawdad hole lets go (clap)
Crawdad hole way down to the crawdad hole lets go (clap)
Crawdad hole way down to the crawdad hole lets go (clap)
Crawdad hole way down to the crawdad hole lets go (clap)
Crawdad hole way down to the crawdad hole lets go (clap)

 

What will you do when the lake goes dry honey
What will you do when the lake goes dry babe
What will you do when the lake goes dry sit right there
Watch the crawdads die hone, sugar baby mine