This is the way the women sung it, like thisYou'll get a line, I'll get a pole, honeyYou'll get a line, I'll get a pole, babeThat's pretty loud for a lot of linesYou'll get a line, I'll get a poleThis is why my uncle and them used to come hereLet's go down to that crawdad hole now, honeyBaby, myNow come a man with a sack on his back now, honeyNow come a man with a sack on his back, oh, babeNow come a man with a sack on his backHe's got more crawdads and he can't crack now, honeyBaby, myMan fell down and he broke that sack now, honeyMan fell down and he broke that sack, babeMan fell down and he broke that sackHe might have seen the more crawdads going on back now, honeyBaby, myWhat you gonna do when the pond go dry now, honey?Oh, what you gonna do when the pond go dry, babe?What you gonna do when the pond go dry?Sit on the frank and watch the poor things die now, honeyBaby, mySit on the pond when my feet got cold now, honeySit on the pond when my feet got cold, babeSit on the pond when my feet got coldI'm looking right down at those crawdad holes, honeyBaby, myWhat did the hen duck say to the drake, now honey, you'd be surprisedWhat did the hen duck say to the drake, babeWhat did the hen duck sayTo the drake, boy there ain't no crawdadsIn this lake, honeyBabe, babeMyMyMyMyMyMy