Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Pre-save our new album 'Father, A Moment With You' coming out on May 8th!
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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 youtu.be/QKAQAxiEvy0, that we played for many years.
►Buy or stream the album li.sten.to/myozarkmountainhome
►Another song inspired by the Andy Griffith Show:
Hey, Grandpa (Original) youtu.be/bVehr80ZVsc
►Photo album: Filming day
Sisters instagram.com/p/Cjs222wu3wY
Katie instagram.com/p/CfFU5DBJ9sZ
Ellen instagram.com/p/Cjs4Eh8OW_p
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►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/thepetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►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 eartrumpetlabs.com
►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 instagram.com/p/CO77TbJDQus
» Photo: Crawdad hole instagram.com/p/CAu39OYBkqv
* 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 petersenband.com
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
Pre-save our new album 'Father, A Moment With You' coming out on May 8th!
music.apple.com/us/album/father-a-moment-with-you/1894110797
open.spotify.com/prerelease/4F24Xo4iEKbkXQG2Ek2qvO?si=L5VrAkoiSqKJ_BtbBApb3Q
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 youtu.be/QKAQAxiEvy0, that we played for many years.
►Buy or stream the album li.sten.to/myozarkmountainhome
►Another song inspired by the Andy Griffith Show:
Hey, Grandpa (Original) youtu.be/bVehr80ZVsc
►Photo album: Filming day
Sisters instagram.com/p/Cjs222wu3wY
Katie instagram.com/p/CfFU5DBJ9sZ
Ellen instagram.com/p/Cjs4Eh8OW_p
-----------------------
►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/thepetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►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 eartrumpetlabs.com
►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 instagram.com/p/CO77TbJDQus
» Photo: Crawdad hole instagram.com/p/CAu39OYBkqv
* 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 petersenband.com
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
