We grew up watching the Andy Griffith Show and when we were coming up with songs for the new album, we knew we had to choose one from Andy's front porch. Hope you enjoy this Americana classic, “The Crawdad Song“! Fun fact, we use this song as a change of pace in the middle of our 90-minute Branson show and it replaced our original, The Ring Song , that we played for many years. ►Buy or stream the album ►Another song inspired by the Andy Griffith Show: Hey, Grandpa (Original) ►Photo album: Filming day Sisters Katie Ellen ----------------------- ►Useful links: YouTube About page Most asked questions Join our Patreon community Subscribe to our channel Sign up to our email list Get It Mama Fan Club Show and tour dates Buy or stream our music ►Social media: Instagram Facebook TikTok @petersenband Twitter Band members Go behind the scenes with @ThePetersenFamily ►This video: Vocals and fiddle: @katiepetersen Vocals and banjo: @EllenHaygood Vocals and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen Key moments: 0:01 The Crawdad Song 0:20 Katie 0:25 Ellen 1:10 mandolin 1:20 Julianne 1:33 tonal modulation 2:33 The Arkansas Traveler - fiddle 2:41 banjo 3:13 outro Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen. Videography: Aaron Clark Audio: Troy Dixon Microphones: Ear Trumpet Labs ►LYRICS - The Crawdad Song 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 fishin' in the crawdad hole* Honey, baby mine Sell your crawdads three for a dime, honey Sell your crawdads three for a dime, babe Sell your crawdads three for a dime Your crawdads ain't good as mine Honey, baby mine Hurry up, you slept too late, honey Hurry up, you slept too late, babe Hurry up babe, you slept too late Crawdad man done passed your gate Honey, baby mine What are ya gonna do when the lake goes dry, honey? What are ya gonna do when the lake goes dry, babe? What are ya gonna do when the lake goes dry Sit on the bank, watch crawdads die? Honey, babe of mine I heard the duck say to the drake*, honey I heard the duck say to the drake, babe I heard the duck say to the drake There ain't no crawdads in this lake Honey, babe of mine So 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 fishin' in the crawdad hole, honey Baby honey, baby honey Babe of mine * Crawdad = US slang for a freshwater crayfish, like a little lobster. They're also known as mud bugs as they dig holes in the mud near lakes and streams. » Photo: Crawdad » Photo: Crawdad hole * Drake = male duck. ►The Petersens: We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website Subscriber count: 690,360 #ThePetersens #MyOzarkMountainHomeAlbum #TheCrawdadSong #TheAndyGriffithShow #AndyGriffithShow #WoodyGuthrie #FoggyMountainBoys #Americana #Bluegrass #CrawdadSong #TheCrawdadHole #Folk #TheArkansasTraveler #ArkansasTraveler ブルーグラスバンジョー This song features on: #MyOzarkMountainHomeAlbum
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