middle of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the bank
Well, I try to make a livin' on
It's a mighty hard life to live
But I'm build a house for
And I'm gonna build it on the hill
But don't you know if I'm lucky
I'll catch a catfish and sell
Then I'll buy another board
and a pocket full of nails
For the little house on the hill
Well, I'm fishin' in the middle
And the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the
that there's sure gonna be
A lot of hard times comin' around
Well, I'd rather be fishin'
than a diggin' in the cold, cold ground
Well, I could make whiskey
but my baby would set me free
And I'd have to go runnin'
down the Mississippi River
when the law comes a -callin' on me
Well, I'm fishin' in the middle
and the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the bank
Well, I'm fishin' in the middle
And the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the bank
