The crawfish song
Language: English
“What cha gonna do when the river goes dry, O Babe? What cha gonna do when the river goes dry, O Babe? What cha gonna do when the river goes dry?” “I’m gonna stand on the bank and watch the crawfish die, O Babe.” “What cha gonna do when the meat gives out, O Babe? What cha gonna do when the meat gives out, O Babe? What cha gonna do when the meat gives out?” “I’m gonna stand on the porch a-with my mouth stuck out, O Babe.” “What cha gonna do when the rent comes round, O Babe? What cha gonna do when the rent comes round, O Babe? What cha gonna do when the rent comes round?” “I’m gonna lock up the door and let the landlord poun’, O Babe.”
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "The crawfish song", published 1953, copyright © 1953. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-04
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