Fishin For Chickens

Intro: Verse Well grandpa gave me a fishin pole and We never had a fishin hole Down on the farm that really didn’t matter to us We’d sit out on the old front porch With a rusty can full of kernel corn Bait ‘er up and cast ‘er out in the dust Fishin’ fer chickens trying to catch a bigun White ones black ones yellow ones and red ones Don’t matter just long as I get one Mama finds out gonna catch a Mama don’t like nobody fishin for chickens Verse I remember the time that I got in On a feedin frenzy in a school of hens And I was reelin one in Just when mama came flyin through the door Said cut that loose kid before you kill it I said it swallowed the hook mama grease up the skillet I knew she’s gonna wring my neck for sure Fishin’ fer chickens trying to catch a bigun White ones black ones yellow ones and red ones Don’t matter just long as I get one Mama finds out gonna catch a Mama don’t like nobody fishin for chickens BRIDGE Every morning in the misty light While my mama was sleepin tight I’d be sittin by grandpa’s side Waitin for the chickens to bite I was sittin on the front steps dreamin a bit When I felt that leghorn rooster hit And grandpa yelled out boy that’s the biggest one I ever saw You land that one son sure enough We’ll drive him to town and get him stuffed And when your mama ain’t lookin We’ll hang that rooster on the wall Fishin’ fer chickens trying to catch a bigun White ones black ones yellow ones and red ones Don’t matter just long as I get one Mama finds out gonna catch another lickin Mama don’t like nobody Mama don’t allow nobody Mama don’t like nobody fishin for chickens