Fishing Blues – Henry Thomas
- Taj Mahal version
[Verse 1]
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I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' too
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Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.
[Chorus 1]
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Many fish bites if you got good bait
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Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
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Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
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And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 2]
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I went on down to my favorite fishin' hole
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Baby, grab me a pole an' a line,
Drove my pole on in, caught a nine poun' catfish
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Now you know I brought him home for supper time.
[Chorus 1]
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Many fish bites if you got good bait
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Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
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Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
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And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 3]
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Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
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Sayin', "Can I go fishin' with you?"
I took him on down to the fishin' hole
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Now what do you think now that he did do?
[Chorus 2]
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Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
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Now he’s laughing drunk, ‘cause he was real gone
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Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
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And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 4]
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Put him in the pot, baby put him in the pan
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Honey cook him till he nice an' brown
Make a batch o' buttermilk, whole cakes mama
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An' chew them things an’ chomp em on down.
[Chorus 1]
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Many fish bites if you got good bait
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Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
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Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
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And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 1]
D A D
I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' too
D E7 A
Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.
[Chorus 1]
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Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Oh, Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
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Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', Mamas goin' fishin'
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And the baby goin' fishin' too.
[Outro]
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