The Crawdad Song – The Petersens (LIVE)

We grew up watching the Andy Griffith Show and when we were coming up with songs for the new album, we knew we had to choose one from Andy’s front porch. Hope you enjoy this Americana classic!

Fun fact, we use this song as a change of pace in the middle of our 90-minute Branson show and it replaced our original, The Ring Song (), that we played for many years.

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►More fun songs:
I’m Gonna Miss Her
Rocky Top
Take Me The Way I Am

►Another song inspired by the Andy Griffith Show:
Hey, Grandpa (Original)

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Vocals and fiddle: @Katie Petersen
Vocals and banjo: @Ellen Haygood
Vocals and mandolin: @Julianne

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs

►LYRICS – The Crawdad Song
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 fishin’ in the crawdad hole*
Honey, baby mine

Sell your crawdads three for a dime, honey
Sell your crawdads three for a dime, babe
Sell your crawdads three for a dime
Your crawdads ain’t good as mine
Honey, baby mine

Hurry up, you slept too late, honey
Hurry up, you slept too late, babe
Hurry up babe, you slept too late
Crawdad man done passed your gate
Honey, baby mine

What are ya gonna do when the lake goes dry, honey?
What are ya gonna do when the lake goes dry, babe?
What are ya gonna do when the lake goes dry
Sit on the bank, watch crawdads die?
Honey, babe of mine

I heard the duck say to the drake*, honey
I heard the duck say to the drake, babe
I heard the duck say to the drake
There ain’t no crawdads in this lake
Honey, babe of mine

So 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 fishin’ in the crawdad hole, honey
Baby honey, baby honey
Babe of mine

* Crawdad = US slang for a freshwater crayfish, like a little lobster. They’re also known as mud bugs as they dig holes in the mud near lakes and streams.
* Drake = male duck.
Photo: Crawdad hole

►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website

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This song features on: Our upcoming album!