FISHIN' BLUES
Album: Live with the Pointer Sister
(Written by Henry Thomas)
Taj Mahal
Betcha goin' fishin' all of your time,
baby's goin' fishing too
Bet your life, your sweet life,
catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Here's a little tip i would like to relate
CHORUS:
Big fish bites if ya got a good bait
I 'a goin' fishin'
Yes i'm goin' fishin'
And my baby's goin' fishin' too.
I went down to my favorite fishin' hole
Baby grabbed me a pole and line
Throw my pole on in
Caught a nine pound catfish
now i brought him on home for supper time.
Chorus
Baby brother nout to run me outa my mind
Say can i go fishin' wit' you?
I took him on down to the fishin' hole
now what do you think he did do?
Pulled a great big fish outa the bottom of the pond
And he laughed and jumped 'cause he was real gone.
Chorus
Put 'em in the pot baby, put 'em in the pan
Honey cook 'em til' they're nice and brown
Make a batch of buttermilk coal cakes mama
And you chew them things
And you chomp 'em on down
Chorus
Betcha goin' fishin' all of your time,
baby's goin' fishing too
Bet your life, your sweet life,
catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Here's a little tip i would like to relate.
Chorus
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FISHIN' BLUES
Taj Album: De Ole Folks At Home
Taj Mahal
bet ya goin fishin all a' de time
baby goin fishin too
bet your life, your sweet wife catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
uh here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bite if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
I went on down to my favorite fishin hole
baby grabbed me a pole and line
Throw my pole on in, caught a nine pound catfish
now you know I brought him home for suppertime
Provin any fish bites if you got good bait
uh here's a little tip that I would like to relate
many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
say 'can I go fishin wit you?'
I took him on down to de fishin hole
now what do you think that he did do?
Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
Now he laughed and jumped cuz he was real gone
many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
Put em in the pot baby put him in the pan,
honey cook him till he nice n brown
Make a batch of buttermilk hoecakes mama,
and chew dem things and then ya chomp em on down
singin' any fish bites if ya got good bait
here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
play deh blues-uh\
bet ya goin fishin all a' de time
baby goin fishin too
bet your life, your sweet wife catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Oh here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, mama's goin fishin
and the baby gone fishin too
*****
bet ya goin fishin all a' de time
baby goin fishin too
bet your life, your sweet wife catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
uh here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bite if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
I went on down to my favorite fishin hole
baby grabbed me a pole and line
Throw my pole on in, caught a nine pound catfish
now you know I brought him home for suppertime
Provin any fish bites if you got good bait
uh here's a little tip that I would like to relate
many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
say 'can I go fishin wit you?'
I took him on down to de fishin hole
now what do you think that he did do?
Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
Now he laughed and jumped cuz he was real gone
many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
Put em in the pot baby put him in the pan,
honey cook him till he nice n brown
Make a batch of buttermilk hoecakes mama,
and chew dem things and then ya chomp em on down
singin' any fish bites if ya got good bait
here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, yes I'm goin fishin
and my baby goin fishin too
play deh blues-uh\
bet ya goin fishin all a' de time
baby goin fishin too
bet your life, your sweet wife catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Oh here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a goin fishin, mama's goin fishin
and the baby gone fishin too
(Contributed by Sören Sjögren & Nancy - January 2003)
