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Every morning in the shallows you could see him swim by,
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He was 44 inches weighed 19.5
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Kind of thick all over from his head to his hip,
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And if you were a walleye you didn't give no lip to Big Jack
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(Big Jack, Big Ja----ack), Big Bad Jack.
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Big Jack
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No one was sure where that big fish came from,
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Some say he was spawned in a slough in Saskatchewan.
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But he grew up big and he grew up strong.
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His teeth got sharp, his fins got long, Big Jack
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Then came the day at the bottom of the lake
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Jack thought he would snack on some weird looking splake,
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It was red, it was white, it was shiny and bright
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He just had to strike it he just had to bite, Big Jack
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(Big Jack, Big Ja----ack), Big Bad Jack.
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He bit down hard and he swam like hell,
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The day started good but it would not end well for Big Jack.
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Letawsky was casting and jerking his rod frisky,
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Contemplating on life, his new tattoo, and kill-whiskey.
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When suddenly his Pfleuger started screaming and his rod started divin',
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He said "get the net boys it's a big one, I'm not jivin'" Big Jack
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Chris fought that fish for what seemed like an hour,
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But the fish got tired and started losing fin power.
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They scooped him up with an oversize net,
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They weighed him, took his picture, and we all lost our bets, to Big Jack.
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(Big Jack, Big Ja----ack), Big Bad Jack.
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Well Chris put that fish back in the lake,
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After kissing and cleaning the scum off his face.
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Jack swam away with a sore mouth and throat,
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And he looked up from the bottom and back at the boat, Big Jack
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Just yesterday I heard someone say,
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That they seen a Big Jack in that same shallow bay.
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He was 52 inches and weighed 29.5
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That fish swims around and he is still alive, Big Jack
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(Big Jack, Big Ja----ack), Big Bad Jack.
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