Crawdad
Lone Star Cowboys; Joe Turner; Pete Seeger; many others 1917
  (Shakedown 209)   Lee Schmidt
 
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OPENER    Basic

Bow to the partner, swing with the pretty little lady
HEY - Bow to the corner, same thing, swing your partner
Go back to the corner with the ole left hand
Allemande left do the right & left grand
Honey sugar baby mine, mine, mine
Do a dosado that lady when you meet her, swing her
There's no one else that's sweeter, promenade
Promenade to the crawdad hole
You dig bait honey, I'll get a pole
Honey sugar baby mine


FIGURE    Basic, no progression

Well the (head couples)* promenade the outside, all the way
Side (head) ladies chain across the inside, leave 'em stay
Head (side) couples do a right and left thru
Turn 'em on around like you always do
Head (side) ladies chain across that ring
Well the side (head) 2 couples do the right & left thru and the head (side) couples swing
Head (side) ladies chain across and the side (head) couples swing
Side (head) gents step all the way across
Swing that gal you almost lost
Head (side) 2 couples do a right & left thru, back home
(Here we go) do an allemande left with the ole left hand
Honey by the right and a right & left grand
*I got a wife that's big and fat
And she won't work, now think of that
Promenade to the crawdad hole
A big fat fish and a little tadpole
Honey sugar baby mine


*Alternate figures as (1) side couples; (2) number 3 couple; (3) number 4 couple.

ALTERNATE LYRICS

*I got a wife that's lean and tall
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall

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