Fishin' On the Mississippi

In America, we've a state called Louisiana
 Some of the music comes from Louisiana and it's called Cajun music
 A good friend of ours, Bob Morris, wrote the song
 And this is called Fishin' On the Mississippi
 It's a big river in America and goes like this: Don
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 Well, I'm fishin' in the middle of the Mississippi River
 And the water's too muddy to drink
 Big catfish bitin' on the little pole
 And my baby's waitin' on the bank
 Well, you tried to make a livin' 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 fishin' in the middle of the Mississippi River
 And the water's too muddy to drink
 Big catfish bitin' on the little pole
 And my baby's waitin' on the bank
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 My pappy told me there's sure gonna be
 A lotta hard times a comin' around
 But I'd rather go a fishin' on the Mississippi River
 Than livin' 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 runnin' down the Mississippi River
 When the law come callin' on me
 Well, I'm fishin' in the middle of the Mississippi River
 And the water's too muddy to drink
 Big catfish bitin' on the little pole
 And my baby's waitin' on the bank
 Well, I'm fishin' in the middle of the Mississippi River
 And the water's too muddy to drink
 Big catfish bitin' on the little pole
 And my baby's waitin' on the bank