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