Traditional
Additional Words
Yonder comes a man with a pack on his back, honey,
Yonder comes a man with a pack on his back, babe,
Yonder comes a man with a pack on his back,
Totin’ all the crawdads he can pack,
Honey, Oh baby of mine.
(continue similarly)
Sittin’ on the ice till my feet got hot (3x)
Watchin’ those crawdads rack and trot
Crawdad, crawdad, better go to your hole (3x)
If I don’t catch you, well bless my soul!
Whatcha gonna do when the lake runs dry? (3x)
Sit on the bank and watch the crawdads die.
Whatcha gonna do when your man (gal) runs away? (3x)
Get you a better one the very next day.