Crawdad
Discover the Deep South's Musical Tale: Crawdad Harmony
Lyrics
You get a line I'll get a pole, honey
You take one part, and I'll take another, dear
You get a line I'll get a pole, babe
Reiteration of sharing responsibilities, possibly in a cooperative or playful context
You get a line I'll get a pole
Continuation of the theme of shared tasks and collaboration
And we'll go down to that crawdad hole
We will journey together to a place where crawdads (crayfish) reside
Honey, oh baby mine
An affectionate term expressing endearment
Get up now you slept to late, honey
An encouragement to wake up early; a warning about the consequences of oversleeping
Get up now you slept to late, babe
Repeated encouragement to rise early, possibly emphasizing urgency
Get up now you slept to late
Emphasis on the lateness of waking up
The crawdad man done past your gate
Someone associated with crawdads has passed by the listener's residence
Honey, oh baby mine
Reiteration of the affectionate term
What you gonna do when the lake runs dry, honey
A hypothetical question about the listener's response to a natural resource (lake) running out
What you gonna do when the lake runs dry, babe
Reiteration of the hypothetical question
What you gonna do when the lake run dry
Continuation of the hypothetical scenario, pondering the listener's course of action
Sit and watch those crawdads fly
Suggesting a passive reaction to the depletion of the lake, watching crawdads instead
Honey, baby mine
Reiteration of the affectionate term; emphasizing the bond with the listener
You get a line I'll get a pole, honey
Repetition of the opening lines, reinforcing the collaborative theme
You get a line I'll get a pole, babe
Reiteration of the collaborative theme
You get a line I'll get a pole
Continuation of the collaborative theme
And we'll go down to that crawdad hole
Reiteration of the journey to the crawdad hole
Honey, oh baby mine
Reiteration of the affectionate term, emphasizing the bond
Honey, oh baby mine
Continuation of emphasizing the bond with the affectionate term
Honey, oh baby mine
-Honey, oh baby mine
Final reiteration of the affectionate term, possibly concluding the song
Comment