I drove to the lake to wet a hook and catch some catfish
For all week long, that was my wish
My first cast goes right into a tree
I pull. It breaks loose and comes right at me
Now I have a red spot right on my forehead
Right where the weight hit, dang I thought I was dead
Stink bait is all over my face and my neck
This smell will never go away, OH HECK!!
That was another time you see
Now I have more stories so bear with me
My Mom and My Dad, we got to the lake
We can’t catch a thing for goodness sake
Mom lays her rod down on the boat seat
The lure hangs over dangling like a piece of meat
A big bass jumps up to get a bite
It misses and lands in the boat, what a site
We take it to shore so Mom can see what it may weigh
We get there and find out there is a bass tournament that day
Mom walks back from the scales with the bass that weighed five pounds
The bass fishermen are staring at the bass like hungry blood hounds
You see nobody caught hardly a fish that day
When Mom told them how she got it, they said you’re a liar, there is no way
This is just another memory, there’s more to come
They all are true, not just some
Me and my best friend go fishing in his Dads boat
Thank God for the foam under the seats to make the boat float
For we got in rough waters and the waves splashed over the side
Boy was that ever one very rough ride
That water filled that boat up to the rim
And the light outside was growing dim
Long before the boat filled up, the motor had stopped
So in the water, is where we two teen boys hopped
We grabbed the rope and began to swim the boat to shore
Oh when his Dad found out, we knew our butts would be sore
We made it to the shore that night
When we saw his Dad, I never knew my rear could pucker that tight
One last story is yet to come
This may bring memories to all or to some
My Dad and I were running trotlines
Those were some very happy times
Our Friends Preston and Steven were in their boat a little ways behind
They were checking some other lines and not paying us any mind
Dad got to the very last hook
All of the sudden his body shook
He dropped that trotline like it was hot
He said we have a snake on there is what we got
He said we will let this trot line be
Then he yelled at ole Preston, will you run this trotline for me
I will end this story as most of you are wishin
But I had to share THE TIMES I’VE HAD FISHIN