I went to the fishing hole And I set down with my fishing grabb'd my hook and it got my bait And me out in the middle of the lake Huh, it was jump boy I got sunk, kinda on credit
down on th' muddy bank Felt a pull an' give a big I drug out three old rubber A Ford an' a Chevrolet coop (Nothin' but Junk so I it in for National Defence)
Settin' in a with a bucket of beer Hadn't caught nothin' but much care I guess I was well 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)
you go fishin', tell y' what to do Go set by the grassy dew Take a piece of string, tie it on yo' Throw it way out in th' of th' hole Find you a good shady tree and then just set (Go to sleep, forget all it, can't catch nothin' here anyways)
Well, I out to a sandy bar And I caught myself a big gar Drug him across 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 hundred cat-fish lying there asleep Well, I jumped on his back and him all aroun' him up and I came into town People runnin', lookin', dogs a-barkin' (Kids a-squallin')
Early one mornin' I took me a 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 quite enough)
Late night I had me a dream I was out fishin' in a stream Baited my hook apple-jack Threw out a drink, drug a gallon (Done pretty till the creek run dry) (I give the fish to the finance company)