Already with five albums - Naked Blues, Fuck Christmas, I Got The Blues, Masquerade and Femina - The Legendary Tiger Man has presented gigs in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and Japan.
This musician is also lead singer and guitar player in the Portuguese rock band Wraygunn, and played in the also Portuguese rockabilly group Tédio Boys.
He was born born on September 9, 1970.
Crawdad Hole
The Legendary Tiger Man Lyrics
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You get a line and I get a pole.
You get a line, I get a pole!
We're going down to the crowdad hole.
Honey! Baby, baby!
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry?
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry??
Lay down on the shore, watch the crownmen's die.
Honey! Baby, baby!
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry?
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry?
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry?!
Lay down on the shore, watch the crowdmen's die.
Honey! Baby, baby.
The Legendary Tiger Man's song "Crawdad Hole" is a traditional American folk song that follows a call-and-response structure, where the lead singer or a group of singers make a statement or asks a question, which is then answered by a chorus. The song's title, "Crawdad Hole," refers to a place where crayfish or crawdads live, such as a stream, pond, or riverbed. The first verse establishes the primary activity of the song - two people, likely a couple, are getting ready to go to the crawdad hole, and they each have a line and a pole to catch the crawdads. The repeated chorus features the singers addressing each other with terms of endearment, "honey" and "baby," and asking what they will do when the "palm runs dry," to which the response is to "lay down on the shore, watch the crawdads die." The repetition of the chorus reinforces the overall theme of the song, which is the inevitability of life's hardships and the transience of pleasure and joy.
One possible interpretation of this song is as a commentary on the cyclical nature of life and the inevitability of suffering. The crawdad hole and the act of catching crawdads represent temporary pleasures that are ultimately fleeting, while the question "what you gonna do when the palm runs dry?" suggests preparedness for lean times or times of scarcity. The response of laying down on the shore and watching the crawdads die is a reminder of the transience of life and the need to appreciate the present moment. Additionally, the repeated use of terms of endearment between the singers suggests a closeness and familiarity, reinforcing the idea that love and companionship can provide comfort and support during difficult times.
Line by Line Meaning
You get a line, I get a pole, baby.
Let's go fishing together and each of us will use our own equipment.
You get a line and I get a pole.
Let's go angling and we'll use our own fishing gear without interfering with each other.
You get a line, I get a pole!
Let's have fun fishing with our own equipment separately.
We're going down to the crowdad hole.
We're headed to the place where crawdads live to catch some.
Honey! Baby, baby!
Affectionate words exchanged between the singer and his partner.
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry?
What will you do when we run out of food/drink?
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry?
How will we survive with no sustenance?
What you gonna do when the palm runs dry??
What's our backup plan when provisions run out?
Lay down on the shore, watch the crownmen's die.
All we could do is lie on the shore and watch people suffer and die from hunger.
Honey! Baby, baby!
The partner's words of endearment continue.
Contributed by Liliana D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.