to carry along my fishin' pole
Some got my hook and grabbed my bait
and took me out in the middle of
Fishin' down in the muddy bank,
I felt a pull and I gave a big yank
And I jerked out two old rubber boots
Handed them in for national defense
Just set right down in the grassy dew
Take a piece of string, tie it on your pole
in the middle of the hole
And then just find your good shade tree
Guess I was pretty well satisfied
Had my little lady right by my side
Worm been gone off that hook for a
Stagnant waters of stinking things
Slick on top and all turn green
When the water goes bad, the fish all run
You can set all day, not catch a one
Except mud wallopers, garfish,
I jumped in the river and I went
to the hundred -pound catfish
Jumped on his back and rode
saddled him up and then I turned around.
Folks come a -runnin', dogs barkin',
I waded out to a sandy bar
and I caught myself a big alligator gar
and I drug him home across my back.
Tail was dragging a mile and a half,
sold him for corn and got drunk,
Early one morning it took me a notion
And I caught myself a great big shark
And I didn't get him home till way past dark
It was a man eater, tough customer,
just wasn't quite tough enough
Late last night I had me a dream,
I was out fishin' in a whiskey stream
I baited my hook with ap plejack,
so I had a drink, bring a gallon back
so I'll give the fish back
