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