Oh the creek's all muddy and the pond's all dry,

voice; banjosCollected by: James Ward Lee and Ralph E. Roberts for Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by James Ward Lee and Ralph E. Roberts Sung by Leander Witt Hindsville, Arkansas July 19, 1958 Reel 239, Item 3 Cripple Creek Oh the creek's all muddy and the pond's all dry, The creek's all muddy and the pond's all dry, The creek's all muddy and the pond's all dry, If it wasn't for tadpoles we'd all die. Oh I set my hook and gave it a flip, It caught old Daddy by the lip, The line it broke and the pole it bent, And right to the bottom old Baddy went. Oh I had a little mule his name was Jack, And I rode on his tail to save his back, Holee, shout and shout, What in the devil are you shouting about? Oh I bait my hook and I set my line, I bait my hook and I set my line, I bait my hook and I set my line, To catch the girls from old Caroline.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation