Crawdad Song

Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte 

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Harry Belafonte

Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing "The Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes and was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush Administration. more »

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1962

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You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh baby 
You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh babe 
You get a line and I'll get a pole 
An' I'll met you down by the crawdad hole 

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine 
A well you don't miss water' til the well runs dry 
You don't miss the water 'til the well runs dry 
Don't miss the water 'til the well runs dry 

An' you don't 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 
I'm looking for a woman ain't got no man 

Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine 
Wonder what Satan's grumbling 'bout, oh baby 
Wonder whet Satan's grumbling 'bout, oh babe 
Wonder what Satan's grumbling 'bout 

Oh well he's chained down in hell and can't 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 I'll get a pole, oh baby 

You get a line and I'll get a pole, oh babe 
You get a line and I'll get a pole 
An' I'll meet you down by the crawdad hole 
Oh well a yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah baby mine

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