Fishing Blues – Henry Thomas - Taj Mahal

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I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind Many fish bites if you got good bait
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Baby goin' fishin' too Sayin', "Can I go fishin' with you?" Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
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Bet your life, your sweet wife I took him on down to the fishin' hole Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
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catch more fish than you. Now what do you think that he did do? I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
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D D7 D D7 And my baby goin' fishin' too.
Many fish bites if you got good bait Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
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Here's a little tip that I would like to relate Now he’s laughing drunk, ‘cause he was real gone DAD
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Many fish bites if you got good bait , Many fish bites if you got good bait , D D7
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I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin' I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin' D
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And my baby goin' fishin' too. And my baby goin' fishin' too.
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Sy went on down to his favorite fishin' hole Put him in the pot, baby put him in the pan A D
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Grabbed himself a pole an' a line, Honey cook him till he nice an' brown D
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Drove his pole on in, caught a nine poun' rockfish Make a batch o' buttermilk, whole cakes mama E7 A
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Then he brought it over to the Sinai Fish Fry. An' chew them things an’ chomp em on down.
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G D Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate D
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Many fish bites if you got good bait , D G D G
D G D G I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin' D A D
D A D And my baby goin' fishin' too.
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
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