Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Originally written by Texas bluesman Henry Thomas, this song was first covered by The Loving Spoonful, appearing on their 1965 album ‘Do You Believe in Magic?’.
Taj Mahal covered it on his 1968 double album, ‘Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home’. It is the second to last track (#12) on the second album...
[Pre-Chorus: Taj Mahal/Henry Saint Clair Fredericks]
Bet your going fishing all of the time
Baby going fishing too
Bet your life, your sweet wife
Will catch more fish than you
[Chorus: Taj Mahal]
Many fish bites if you got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a going fishing, yes I'm going fishing
And my baby going fishing too
[Verse 1: Taj Mahal]
I went on down to my favorite fishing hole
Baby grabbed me a pole and a line
Throwed my pole on in, caught a nine pound catfish
You know I brought him home for supper time
Proving any fish bites if you got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
[Chorus: Taj Mahal]
Many fish bites if you've got good bait
I'm a going fishing, yes I'm going fishing
And my baby goin' fishin' too
[Verse 2: Taj Mahal]
Baby brother 'bout to run me up out of my mind
Saying, "Can I go fishing with you?"
I took him on down to the fishing hole
Now, what do you think that he did do?
Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
Now he laughed and jumped cause he was real gone
[Chorus: Taj Mahal]
Many fish bites if you've got good bait
I'm a going fishing, yes I'm going fishing
And my baby goin' fishin' too
[Verse 3: Taj Mahal]
Put him in the pot baby, put him in the pan
Honey, cook him 'til he's nice and brown
Make a batch of buttermilk hoecakes Mama
And you chew them things and you chomp 'em on down
Singing any fish bites if you got good bait
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
[Chorus: Taj Mahal]
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a going fishing, yes I'm going fishing
And my baby going fishing too
Play the blues...
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus: Taj Mahal]
Bet you're going fishing all of the time
Baby going fishing too
Bet your life, your sweet wife
She going to catch more fish than you
[Chorus: Taj Mahal]
Many fish bites if you got good bait
Oh, here's a little tip that I would like to relate
Many fish bites if you got good bait
I'm a going fishing, mama's going fishing
And the baby going fishing too
Fishin’ Blues was written by Swamp Dogg & Henry Thomas.
Fishin’ Blues was produced by David Rubinson.