I down to the fishing 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, baptized on credit
down on th' muddy bank Felt a an' give a big yank I drug out three old rubber A radiator an' a Chevrolet coop (Nothin' but Junk so I it in for National Defence)
Settin' in a boat a bucket of beer Hadn't caught nothin' but didn't care I guess I was pretty satisfied Had my little right by my side (Takin' it easy, just Worm been gone off-a that hook for a of hours) (I was busy)
When you go fishin', tell y' to do Go set by the grassy dew a piece of string, tie it on yo' pole Throw it way out in th' of th' hole Find you a good shady tree and then set down (Go to sleep, forget all about it, can't catch here anyways)
Well, I out to a sandy bar And I caught a big alligator gar Drug him home my back Tail was dragging a mile and a an' floppin', I sold him for a quarter (Shot craps, got in Jall)
Jumped in the river and down deep was a hundred pound cat-fish lying there asleep Well, I jumped on his back and rode him all Saddled him up and I came town People runnin', lookin', dogs a-barkin' (Kids a-squallin')
Early one mornin' I took me a To go out fishin' in the middle of the 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 quite enough)
last night I had me a dream I was out fishin' in a stream Baited my hook apple-jack Threw out a drink, drug a back (Done pretty good the creek run dry) (I give the fish back to the company)