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Well I went down to the fishing hole And I sat down with my fishing pole Something grabbed my hook and got my bait And jerked me out in the middle of the lake Some junk got sunk, baptized on credit Fishing down on the muddy bank I felt a pull and I give a big yank I halled out three old rubber boots And a Ford radiator 'n a Chevrolet coop Handed it in for National Defense Sitting in a boat with a bucket of beer And I didn't catch nothing but didn't much care Guess I was pretty well satisfied Had my little lady right by my side Taking it easy, just a waiting Worm gone off that hook... couple hours You go fishing, I'll tell ya what to do You go set down by the grassy slew Get a piece of string, tie it on your pole Throw it way out in the middle of the hole Find a good shade tree, set down Go to sleep, forget all about it Jumped in the river and went down deep Saw a hundred pound cat-fish lying there asleep Well, I jumped on his back and rode him all around Saddled him up and I come to town! People came running, looking, dogs a-barking Kids a-squalling, old folks farting Stagnant waters stinking thing Slick on top and it turn all green Water goes bad the fish all run Sit all day and not catch a one Except mud wallopers, chewgars A few little suckers Way to way out to the sandy bar And I caught myself a big alligator gar Brought him home across my back Tail was dragging a mile and a half Flipping and flopping, I sold him for a quarter Shot crabs, got in jail Early one morning I took me a notion To go out fishing in the middle of the ocean I threw out my line, I got me a shark I didn't get him home till way past dark Man-eater, tough customer Just not quite tough enough Late last night I had me a dream I went out fishing in a whiskey stream I baited my hook with some apple-jack Threw out a drink, I brought gallon back Done pretty good till the creek run dry Had to give my fish back to the finance company