I was driving through Georgia in late July On a day hot enough to make the devil sigh
I saw a homemade sign written in red Ryan County Watermelon Festival ahead
Well, I wasn't in a hurry, so I slowed down Took a two-lane road to a one-horse town
There was a party going on when I got there I heard a welcome speech from a small-town man
He said, we got a hundred gallons of sweet red wine
Made from the biggest watermelons on the vine
Help yourself to some, but obey the law
If you drink, don't drive, do the watermelon crawl
When the band started playing, the watermelon queen said
Let me show you something that you ain't never seen
She grabbed me by the arm, said, come on, let's go
She dipped down, spun around and do-si-do
She rocked back on her heels
She dropped on the floor, she dropped on the floor

She hopped down to her knees, crawled across the floor
Then she jumped back on her feet
She wiggled and she jiggled, beat all you ever saw
Said, this is how you do the watermelon crawl
She said, we got a hundred gallons of sweet red wine
Made from the biggest watermelons on the vine
Help yourself to some, but obey the law
If you drink, don't drive, do the watermelon crawl
If you drink, don't drive, do the watermelon crawl
If you're ever down in Georgia round about July
If you ain't in a hurry, then you ought to stop by
I can guarantee that you're gonna have a ball learning
I can guarantee that you're gonna have a ball learning
How to do the watermelon crawl
Well, we got a hundred gallons of sweet red wine
Made from the biggest watermelons on the vine
Help yourself to some, but obey the law
If you drink, don't drive, do the watermelon crawl
Do the watermelon crawl
Have fun, you all
Do the watermelon crawl
Help yourself to some, but obey the law
Help yourself to some, but obey the law
Help yourself to some, but obey the law