The Crawdad Song - The Petersens (LIVE)

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 • The Ring Song - The Pe... , that we played for many years.
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►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 www.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 / co77tbjdqus
» Photo: Crawdad hole / cau39oybkqv
* Drake = male duck.
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[@Liz.Newton]

LYRICS - The Crawdad Song

[@nikob381]

This is what happens when you don't give your kid an iPad

[@robertespley248]

I'm now resigned to the fact that when God handed out talent he just thought " Meh....." and gave the Petersen family all that he had .

[@williamdaniels6943]

That is about as AMERICAN AS you can get!

[@stonesinmyblood27]

There’s nothing more American than this video

[@cpreston942]

That's a lot of talent for only 3 people.

[@virgilc9586]

This right there. THIS is pure true Americana. A song about a simple life, sung by beautiful voices in the woods by a fire, played on iconic American instruments.

[@johnlewton3918]

yonder goes a man with a sack on his back, Honey. Yonder goes a man with a sack on his back, Babe. Yonder goes a man with a sack on his back, got more crawdads than he can pack, Honey, Oh Baby mine. I've been singing this song since the 1950s

[@dave7mm083]

Really? Is there anything better than the Petersen sisters?

[@jameswalker3729]

They sound even better than they look.

[@dhoyle1974]

There is nothing I like more than when these 3 ladies sing together like this.

[@startraveler3157]

Our Drill Sergeant used sing this song to us while road marching at Fort Benning Ga. We would repeat it back to him. We were inspired to carry on and not fall out of the march.

[@LadySorrowfree]

My dad, who came out of Appalachia, used to sing this to me when I was a wee sprout. He died when I was 10. I'm 64 now, and I never had heard it anywhere else before till now. Blessings that this popped up in my feed today.

[@p5gBand]

Oh my gosh, all these years and I've finally found the name of the song. Loved this performance. Great job.

[@Brian-cr4ew]

Never has there been a better version of this classic. ❤🔥

[@christopherjones8168]

Each sister has a lovely voice but combine the three and it's just magic.

[@Josephlaszlo]

I remember Andy and Opie singing this on The Andy Griffith Show years ago. Simpler times. Wonderful job ladies.❤❤❤

[@67icebowl]

Three talented, beautiful young women, singing and having fun. The harmonies, as always, are just extraordinary. What could be better?

[@Luneytoons]

I love the support of this family. When anyone else has a little solo, Ellen always look over at them with pride on her face. Everyone is so talented and just overall wonderful. We need more people like them in the world!

[@GlebPoltorak]

as a side note, it's wonderful how a fiddle, a banjo and a mandolin can so beautifully sound together.