Fishin Song - The Corbitt Brothers

Fishin Song Lyrics

When I woke up in the morning the clock said 3 AM
See I left the bar just an hour ago, here we go again
I’m racing to the boat ramp, got to be first in line
If I’m gonna get my bait and make it out of there on time
But my buddy called me, he’s running late but said he ain’t to far
But I can hear a jukebox in the back and I think he still sittin’ at the bar
And so I shoulda gone to the store
And I wouldn’t be this freakin’ poor
And I’d still have fish to eat
That’s what my wife keeps tellin’ me
And I only got one thing to say when she tries to tell me no
Well the more you talk about it baby, the more I wanna go
Now I've got that boat down in the water, and I've had me time
Trying to see what I was doing through the tangled fishing line
And its freezing cold, and the wind is blowin’. Now I’m soakin’ wet
And my motors acting up again and half my bait is dead.

And my guts are turning with the tide and I don’t feel so well
Why in the world do they call it fishing, oh, if all you catch is hell
And I probably should a gone to the store
And I wouldn’t be this freakin’ poor
And I’d still have fish to eat
That’s what my wife keeps tellin’ me
And I got one thing to say when she tries to tell me no
Well the more you talk about it baby, the more I wanna go
Well now its just getting daylight and its time to pop the top
And I ain’t sure if I’m starting fresh or pickin’ up where I left off
But assassinating fish is the reason that we’re here
Cause they look so good up on my wall and they go wonderful with beer
So the next time I go fishin’ and things don’t go my way
I’ll remember my old lady, lord, and what she had to say
And She says should ya just go to the store
And you wouldn’t be this freakin’ poor
And you’d still have fish to eat
That’s what she keeps tellin’ me
And I got one thing to say when she tries to tell me no
Well the more you talk about it baby, the more I wanna go
I said the more you talk about it baby, the more I wanna go
Well the more you talk about it baby, the more I wanna go
(Ya’ll grab the fishin’ pole, meet me down at the creek [whistles] yeah, come on)
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Lyrics submitted by Justin Rigdon.