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Crawdad Hole Song

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[Chorus]
YGou get a line and I'll get a pole, honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, D7babe
YoGu get a line and I'll get a pole
We'lCl go fishing in the crawdad hole
HGoney, Dbaby, Gmine
[Verse 1]
YoGnder come a man with a sack on his back, honey
Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, D7babe
YonGder come a man with a sack on his back
PacCkin all the crawdads he can pack
(HGoney, Dbaby, mGine)
[Verse 2]
The Gman fell down and he broke that sack, honey
The man fell down and he broke that sack, D7babe
The Gman fell down and he broke that sack
SeCe those crawdads crawling back
(HGoney, bDaby, miGne.)
[Chorus]
YoGu get a line and I'll get a pole, honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, D7babe
YoGu get a line and I'll get a pole
We'lCl go fishing in the crawdad hole
HGoney, Dbaby, Gmine
[Verse 3]
WhGat you goin' do when the sun goes dry, honey
What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, D7babe
WhaGt you goin' do when the sun goes dry
Sit Con the back and watch the crawdads die
(HonGey, baDby, miGne)
[Chorus]
You Gget a line and I'll get a pole, honey
You get a line and I'll get a pole, D7babe
YoGu get a line and I'll get a pole
WeC'll go down to the crawdad hole
(HGoney, bDaby, miGne...)

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Crawdad Hole Song

by Doc Watson

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[Chorus]

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 fishing in the crawdad hole

G D G

Honey, baby, mine

[Verse 1]

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, honey

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back, babe

Yonder come a man with a sack on his back

Packin all the crawdads he can pack

G D G

(Honey, baby, mine)

[Verse 2]

The man fell down and he broke that sack, honey

The man fell down and he broke that sack, babe

The man fell down and he broke that sack

See those crawdads crawling back

G D G

(Honey, baby, mine.)

[Chorus]

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 fishing in the crawdad hole

G D G

Honey, baby, mine

[Verse 3]

What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, honey

What you goin' do when the sun goes dry, babe

What you goin' do when the sun goes dry

Sit on the back and watch the crawdads die

G D G

(Honey, baby, mine)

[Chorus]

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

G D G

(Honey, baby, mine...)

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