Fishin` On The Mississippi

<br>[ Don Rich ]<br>Well I`m fishin` in the middle of the Mississippi river<br>And the water`s too muddy to drink<br>Big catfish bitin` on the little pole and my baby`s waitin` on the bank<br><br>Well you tried to make a livin` on the Mississippi river it`s a mighty hard life to live<br>But I`m gonna build a house for my pretty little baby<br>And I`m gonna build it on the hill<br>Well maybe if I`m lucky I`ll catch a catfish and I`ll sell `em for a dollar bill<br>Then I`m gonna buy another board and a pocketful of nails<br>For my little house on the hill<br>Well I`m fishin` in the middle...<br>[ fiddle ]<br>My pappy told me there`s sure gonna be a lotta hard times a comin` around<br>But I`d rather go a fishin` on the Mississippi river than livin` in a cold cold ground<br>Well I can`t make whiskey like all the others oh my baby would set me free<br>I have to go runnin` down Mississippi river when the law come callin` on me<br>Well I`m fishin` in the middle...<br>Well I`m fishin` in the middle...