| Watermelon Crawl | |
| Cover: | Tracy Byrd - Watermelon Crawl.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tracy Byrd |
| Album: | No Ordinary Man |
| B-Side: | "You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It"[1] |
| Released: | July 16, 1994 |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:01 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Jerry Crutchfield |
| Prev Title: | Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | The First Step |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Watermelon Crawl is a song written by Buddy Brock and Zack Turner, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It was released in July 1994, as the second single from his album No Ordinary Man.[2] The song peaked at number 4 on the country charts in the United States and number 8 in Canada. It also peaked at number 81 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The song chronicles the adventure of the narrator in the fictional location of Rind County, Georgia where a watermelon festival is taking place. The featured item at this festival is red wine made from the watermelons grown in the area. The mayor urges people to abide by the law and asks them not to drive if they have been drinking; instead, they should do a dance called "The Watermelon Crawl."
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and features Byrd and his mates getting off of his tour bus in the Georgia town for the watermelon festival. Scenes also feature Byrd singing the song and dancing with people. The video was shot in McEwen, Tennessee, at the Irish Picnic Fairgrounds and not in Georgia.