Intro: D
Verse
C C7
Well grandpa gave me a fishin pole and
F D
We never had a fishin hole
C G
Down on the farm that really didn’t matter to us
C C7
We’d sit out on the old front porch
F D
With a rusty can full of kernel corn
C G C
Bait ‘er up and cast ‘er out in the dust
F C
Fishin’ fer chickens trying to catch a bigun
G
White ones black ones yellow ones and red ones
C
Don’t matter just long as I get one
F C Am
Mama finds out gonna catch a
G C
Mama don’t like nobody fishin for chickens
Verse
C C7
I remember the time that I got in
F D
On a feedin frenzy in a school of hens
C G
And I was reelin one in Just when mama came flyin through the door
C C7
Said cut that loose kid before you kill it
F D
I said it swallowed the hook mama grease up the skillet
C G C
I knew she’s gonna wring my neck for sure
F C
Fishin’ fer chickens trying to catch a bigun
G
White ones black ones yellow ones and red ones
C
Don’t matter just long as I get one
F C Am
Mama finds out gonna catch a
G C
Mama don’t like nobody fishin for chickens
BRIDGE
Am C
Every morning in the misty light While my mama was sleepin tight
Am G
I’d be sittin by grandpa’s side Waitin for the chickens to bite
C C7
I was sittin on the front steps dreamin a bit
F D
When I felt that leghorn rooster hit
C G
And grandpa yelled out boy that’s the biggest one I ever saw
C C7
You land that one son sure enough
F D
We’ll drive him to town and get him stuffed
C
And when your mama ain’t lookin
G C
We’ll hang that rooster on the wall
F C
Fishin’ fer chickens trying to catch a bigun
G
White ones black ones yellow ones and red ones
C
Don’t matter just long as I get one
F C Am
Mama finds out gonna catch another lickin
G F G
Mama don’t like nobody Mama don’t allow nobody
F G C
Mama don’t like nobody fishin for chickens