You get a line an' I'll get a pole, baby You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole, honey You'll get a line an' I'll get a pole We goin' down the crawdad hole Honey, baby, mine What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, honey What you gonna do when the pond goes dry, baby What you gonna do when the pond goes dry Stand on the bank watch the crawdads die Honey, baby, mine Well, you get a line an' I'll get a pole, baby You get a line an' I'll get a pole, honey You get a line an' I'll get a pole We goin' down the crawdad hole Honey, baby, mine Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, baby Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, honey Yonder come a man with a sack on his back Crawdads crawlin' back to back Honey, baby, mine Well, what you gonna do when the meat gives out, baby What you gonna do when the meat gives out, honey What you gonna do when the meat gives out Stand on the house with your eye more poked out Honey, baby, mine You get a line and I'll get a pole, baby You get a line and I'll get a pole, baby You get a line and I'll get a pole We goin' down the crawdad hole Honey, baby, mine