Fishin' Blues - Henry Thomas (a la Taj Mahal)

Fishin’ Blues                    ​–  Henry Thomas     (Taj Mahal version)
 
C​​​​​                        F        C
Bet ya goin’ fishin’ all of the time, baby goin’ fishin’ too
C​​​C7​                 D7​​​G​
Bet your life your sweet wife gonna catch more fish than you
 
CHORUS:
C​​​      C7
Many fish bites if you got good bait,
F​​​​        D          
Here’s a little tip that I would like to relate
C
Many fish bites if you got good bait;
C​         F​ C​​   F​​      C​​    G        C
I’m a goin’ fishin’, yes I’m goin’ fishin’ and my baby goin’ fishin’ too.
 
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Verse 2​​​​​​
Went on down to my favorite fishing hole/ Grabbed me a pole an’ line
 
Nine pound catfish, on the bottom-and-I-got-him,
 
Took him home-to-mama ’bout suppertime. Proving:
 
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Verse 3
Put him in the pot, baby, put him in the pan, honey,
 
Cook him till he nice an’ brown / Make a batch of buttermilk hoe- - - cakes,

Then you chew them things and you chomp ’em on down.
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