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Recorded by Harry
Belafonte: Recording date: 1962 Playing time: 3:32 7" : VLP2449 LP : LSP2449, 11-701, Tape: FTP-1108 CD: 07863-59771-2, CD29454-2, BB61089, RGMCD071 |
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Lyrics: You get a line and Ill get a pole, oh baby You get a line and Ill get a pole, oh babe You get a line and Ill get a pole An Ill met you down by the crawdad hole Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine A well you dont miss water til the well runs dry You dont miss the water til the well runs dry Dont miss the water til the well runs dry An you dont miss your man til he says good bye Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine So when you see me coming hoist your windows high When you see me coming hoist your windows high When you see me coming hoist your windows high When you see me leavin hang your head and cry Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine Watcha gonna do when your chair gives out, my sweet thing Watcha gonna do when your chair gives out, my babe When you got no liquor, no chair, no shoes Well you lay cross the bed with your head in the blues Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine Oh well I dance all night with a bottle in my hand, oh baby Dance all night with a bottle in my hand, oh babe Dance all night with a bottle in my hand Im looking for a woman aint got no man Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine Wonder what Satans grumbling bout, oh baby Wonder what Satans grumbling bout, oh babe Wonder what Satans grumbling bout Oh well hes chained down in hell and cant get out Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine Wake up old man, you slept too late this mornin Wake up old man, you slept too late this evenin Wake up old man, you slept too late The crawdad wagon done passed your gate Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine You get a line and Ill get a pole, oh baby You get a line and Ill get a pole, oh babe You get a line and Ill get a pole An Ill meet you down by the crawdad hole Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine |
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