Misc Traditional – Jim And I Went A Fishin (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Jim and I went a-fishin’ a-fishin’ in a bay (lake)

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We brought along some whiskey for it was a chilly day

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And every time that we’d catch a fish a drink off booze we’d take

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’Til Jimmy’s feet got tangled up and he fell into the lake

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Well I looked around for a plank or board, there was none to be found

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I spied an iron crowbar a-lying on the ground

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Well I picked it up and I threw it in and never will forget

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Jim glommed both arms around it tight and I guess he’s got it yet
[Verse 2]
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I owned a span of horses, the finest I could find

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I also owned a carriage with a coachman on behind

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One horse was stolen from me on a dark and stormy night

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No trace of the robber could I find though I tried with all my might

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My wife she was a Christian one night to me did say

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“If you want to get that robber back why just get down and pray”

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So thinking that would be the best got down and prayed of course

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And sure enough the thief came back, but he stole the other horse
[Verse 3]
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Mike Murphy had a toothache, to the dentist he did go

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He thought that he would get it pulled because it pained him so

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But when he sat down in the chair he wasn’t quite so bold

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He wouldn’t open up his mouth so Doc could get a hold

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So Doc called to the office boy to get a great big pin

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He said “You get down beneath that chair, when I wink you jab it in”

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So Doc he gave the wink he did the tooth came with a jar (jerk)

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“Ye gads,” said Mike, “I didn’t know the roots went down so far”