I down to the fishing hole And I set with my fishing pole Somethin' grabb'd my and it got my bait And Jerked me out in the middle of the 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 old rubber boots A Ford radiator an' a coop (Nothin' but Junk so I handed it in for Defence)
Settin' in a with a bucket of beer Hadn't nothin' but didn't much care I I was pretty well satisfied Had my little woman by my side (Takin' it easy, just Worm gone off-a that hook for a couple of hours) (I was busy)
When you go fishin', y' what to do Go set down by the dew Take a of string, tie it on yo' pole it way out in th' middle of th' hole Find you a good shady and then just set down (Go to sleep, forget all about it, can't catch here anyways)
Well, I walked out to a bar And I caught a big alligator gar Drug him home my back 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 down 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 town People runnin', lookin', dogs a-barkin' (Kids a-squallin')
one mornin' I took me a notion To go out fishin' in the of the ocean Well, throwed me a line, I got me a I get him home till way past dark (Was he a man-eater, customer) (But he wasn't tough enough)
Late last I had me a dream I was out fishin' in a whiskey Baited my hook with out a drink, drug a gallon back (Done pretty good the creek run dry) (I the fish back to the finance company)