Fishin' Blues
Composer(s): Henry Thomas
Performer(s): Taj Mahal;
and various other artists



Bet ya goin' fishin' all o' 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 'cause 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 de blues

Bet ya' goin fishin' all o' the time
Baby goin' fishin' too
Bet your life your sweet wife
She gonna 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 goin' fishin' too