I went down to the hole And I set with my fishing pole Somethin' my hook and it got my bait And me out in the middle of the lake Huh, it was some boy I got sunk, kinda baptized on
Fishin' down on th' muddy a pull an' give a big yank I out three old rubber boots A Ford radiator an' a Chevrolet (Nothin' but so I handed it in for National Defence)
Settin' in a boat with a of beer Hadn't caught but didn't much care I guess I was pretty well Had my little woman by my side (Takin' it easy, waitin' been gone off-a that hook for a couple of hours) (I was busy)
When you go fishin', tell y' to do Go set by the grassy dew Take a piece of string, tie it on yo' Throw it way out in th' middle of th' Find you a good tree and then just set down (Go to sleep, forget all about it, can't catch here anyways)
Well, I out to a sandy bar And I caught myself a big gar Drug him home across my was dragging a mile and a half Flippin' an' floppin', I sold him for a (Shot craps, got in Jall)
Jumped in the river and went deep There was a hundred cat-fish lying there asleep Well, I jumped on his back and rode him all Saddled him up and I came into came runnin', lookin', dogs a-barkin' (Kids a-squallin')
Early one I took me a notion To go out fishin' in the of the ocean Well, throwed me a line, I got me a I didn't get him home till way dark (Was he a man-eater, customer) (But he quite tough enough)
last night I had me a dream I was out in a whiskey stream Baited my hook with Threw out a drink, drug a gallon (Done pretty till the creek run dry) (I give the back to the finance company)