I down to the fishing hole And I set down with my 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, baptized on credit
Fishin' on th' muddy bank Felt a pull an' 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 with a bucket of beer Hadn't caught but didn't much care I I was pretty well satisfied Had my little woman right by my (Takin' it easy, just Worm been gone off-a hook for a couple of hours) (I was busy)
you go fishin', tell y' what to do Go set down by the dew Take a of string, tie it on yo' pole Throw it way out in th' middle of th' Find you a shady tree and then just set down (Go to sleep, forget all it, can't catch nothin' here anyways)
Well, I walked out to a bar And I caught a big alligator gar Drug him across my back was dragging a mile and a half 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 lying there asleep Well, I jumped on his back and him all aroun' Saddled him up and I into town People came runnin', lookin', a-barkin' (Kids a-squallin')
Early one mornin' I took me a To go out fishin' in the middle of the Well, throwed me a line, I got me a I didn't get him 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 fishin' in a whiskey Baited my with apple-jack Threw out a drink, drug a gallon (Done pretty good the creek run dry) (I give the back to the finance company)