I down to the fishing hole And I set down my fishing pole Somethin' grabb'd my and it got my bait And Jerked me out in the of the lake Huh, it was jump boy I got sunk, kinda baptized on
Fishin' down on th' bank Felt a an' give a big yank I drug out three old boots A Ford an' a Chevrolet coop (Nothin' but Junk so I handed it in for Defence)
Settin' in a boat with a of beer Hadn't caught but didn't much care I guess I was pretty satisfied Had my woman right by my side (Takin' it easy, waitin' Worm been gone off-a that hook for a of hours) (I was busy)
When you go fishin', tell y' to do Go set down by the dew a piece of string, tie it on yo' pole Throw it way out in th' of th' hole Find you a shady tree and then just set down (Go to sleep, forget all about it, can't catch nothin' anyways)
Well, I walked out to a bar And I myself a big alligator gar Drug him home across my Tail was dragging a mile and a Flippin' an' floppin', I sold him for a (Shot craps, got in Jall)
in the river and went down deep There was a hundred pound cat-fish lying there Well, I jumped on his and rode him all aroun' Saddled him up and I came into People 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, me a line, I got me a shark I didn't get him till way past dark (Was he a man-eater, customer) (But he wasn't tough enough)
Late last night I had me a I was out fishin' in a stream Baited my with apple-jack Threw out a drink, drug a gallon (Done pretty till the creek run dry) (I the fish back to the finance company)