Fishin' On The Mississippi

(album: Live At The John Ascuga's Nugget - 1972)

Well, I'm fishing in the middle of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
Big catfish biting on the little pole
And my baby's waiting on the bank

Well, you tried to make a living on the Mississippi River
It's a mighty hard life to live
But I'm gonna build a house for my pretty little baby
And I'm gonna build it on the hill.

Well, maybe if I'm lucky I'll catch a catfish
And I'll sell 'em for a dollar bill
Then I'm gonna buy another board and a pocketful of nails
For my little house on the hill.

Well, I'm fishing in the middle of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
Big catfish biting on the little pole
And my baby's waiting on the bank

My pappy told me there's sure gonna be
A lotta hard times a coming around
But I'd rather go a fishing on the Mississippi River
Than living in a cold, cold ground.

Well, I can't make whiskey like all the others
Oh, my baby would set me free
I have to go running down Mississippi River
When the law come calling on me.

Well, I'm fishing in the middle of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
Big catfish biting on the little pole
And my baby's waiting on the bank.

Well, I'm fishing in the middle of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
Big catfish biting on the little pole
And my baby's waiting on the bank