I went to the fishing hole And I set down my fishing pole grabb'd my hook and it got my bait And Jerked me out in the middle of the Huh, it was jump boy I got sunk, kinda on credit
down on th' muddy bank Felt a pull an' a big yank I drug out old rubber boots A Ford radiator an' a coop (Nothin' but Junk so I it in for National Defence)
Settin' in a boat with a bucket of Hadn't caught nothin' but much care I guess I was pretty well Had my little woman right by my (Takin' it easy, waitin' Worm been gone off-a hook for a couple of hours) (I was busy)
When you go fishin', tell y' 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 tree and 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 my back Tail was a mile and a half an' floppin', I sold him for a quarter (Shot craps, got in Jall)
Jumped in the river and down deep There was a pound cat-fish lying there asleep Well, I jumped on his and rode him all aroun' him up and I came into 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 quite tough enough)
Late last night I had me a I was out in a whiskey 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)