Well,
I'm fishin' in the
middle of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the bank
Well, I try to make a livin' on
the Mississippi River
It's a mighty hard life to live
But I'm build a house for
my pretty little baby
And I'm gonna build it on the hill
But don't you know if I'm lucky
I'll catch a catfish and sell
it for a dollar bill
Then I'll buy another board
and a pocket full of nails
For the little house on the hill
Well, I'm fishin' in the middle
of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the
bank
Well, my daddy tells me
that there's sure gonna be
A lot of hard times comin' around
Well, I'd rather be fishin'
on the Mississippi River
than a diggin' in the cold, cold ground
Well, I could make whiskey
like all of the others
but my baby would set me free
And I'd have to go runnin'
down the Mississippi River
when the law comes a -callin' on me
Well, I'm fishin' in the middle
of the Mississippi River
and the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the bank
Well, I'm fishin' in the middle
of the Mississippi River
And the water's too muddy to drink
A big catfish chewin' on my little toe
And my baby waitin' on the bank