Fishin' On The Mississippi Song Lyrics and Chords by Tony Booth
Fishin' On The Mississippi
Recorded by Tony Booth
Written by Bob Morris
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Well I'm
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fishin' in the middle of the
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Mississippi
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And the
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water's too muddy to
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drink
A big
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catfish chewin' in my
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little
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And my
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baby's waitin' on the
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bank
Well I tried to make a livin' on the
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Mississippi
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It's a
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mighty hard life to
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live
But I'm
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gonna build a house for my
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pretty little baby
And I'm
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gonna build it
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on the
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hill
Don't you know if I'm lucky I
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catch you catfish
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Sell 'em for a dollar
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bill
Then I
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buy another board and a
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pocketful of nails
For the
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little house
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on the
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hill
repeat #1
Well my daddy told me that there's
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sure gonna be
A lotta
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hard times comin'
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around
Well I'd
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rather be fishin' on the
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Mississippi
river
Than a
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diggin' in the
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cold cold
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ground
Well I couldn't make whiskey like
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all of the others
Cause my
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baby would set me
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free
And I
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have to go runnin' down the
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Mississippi
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When the
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law comes
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callin' on
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me
repeat #1 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Fishin' On The Mississippi?
- The song Fishin' On The Mississippi was sang by Tony Booth.
Who is Tony Booth?
- Anthony George Booth (9 October 1931 - 25 September 2017) was an English actor, best known for his role as Mike Rawlins in the BBC series Till Death Us Do Part. He was the father-in-law of former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the widower of Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix, marrying her a few days before her death in 1986.
