I'm A Fishing Man Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
I'm A Fishing Man
Written and recorded by Johnny Horton
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With the flash of a spoon and a river runt wiggle
A South Bend dart and a
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jigger pole
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jiggle
He lost his head when he
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grabbed that dinger
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Now he's sittin' in the middle o
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f a stringer
I'm a fishin
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g man out on th
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lake
All you
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need is a line and
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pole that'll neve
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Over on the lake in a tiny little boat
Stood a tall slim gal that said her
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boat
wouldn'
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She called on me for a
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helping
hand
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Said I didn't have time I'm a fish
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ing
man
I'm a fishin
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g man out on th
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lake
Got a
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stinger full of fish and
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pole that'll neve
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As the boat sank she went outta sight
A big bass hit just a
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little to the
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right
She swam to shore just to
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get some air
With a
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scared crawdad sittin' in he
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I'm a fishin
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g man out on th
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lake
All you
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need is a line and a
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pole that'll neve
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She swam to the boat like a jitterbug frog
A big bass took her
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behind a
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log
The line was good and the
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pole never bent
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Mr. bass he came when he should'd
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a
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I'm a fishin
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g man out on th
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lake
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stinger full of fish and a
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pole that'll neve
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With a spinner in front and a skirt behind
The big bass said I'm gonn
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a make he
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mine
Now she shimmy's like a snak
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e and she wiggles like a worm
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For that ole skirt is a desire to
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burn
I'm a fishin
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g man out on th
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lake
I got a
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boat full of tackle and a
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pole that'll neve
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Well over on the lake in a shady little nook
Set a sweet little thing
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trying to bait her
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The way she looked in
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her bathing tan
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I almost forgot I was a fishing
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man
But I'm a fishin
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g man out on th
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lake
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need is a line and a
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pole that'll neve
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I'm A Fishing Man?
- The song I'm A Fishing Man was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
