Biography:
Taj Mahal (born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks in New York City on May 17, 1942) is an American Grammy Award-winning blues musician who incorporates elements of world music into his music. A self-taught singer, songwriter, and film composer who plays the guitar, banjo and harmonica (among many other instruments), Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his 50 year career by fusing it with non-traditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa and the South Pacific.
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Fishing Blues – Henry Thomas
- Taj Mahal version
[Verse 1]
D A D
I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' too
D E7 A
Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 2]
D
I went on down to my favorite fishin' hole
A D
Baby, grab me a pole an' a line,
Drove my pole on in, caught a nine poun' catfish
E7 A
Now you know I brought him home for supper time.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 3]
D
Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
A D
Sayin', "Can I go fishin' with you?"
I took him on down to the fishin' hole
E7 A
Now what do you think now that he did do?
[Chorus 2]
D D7
Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
G D
Now he’s laughing drunk, ‘cause he was real gone
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 4]
D
Put him in the pot, baby put him in the pan
A D
Honey cook him till he nice an' brown
Make a batch o' buttermilk, whole cakes mama
E7 A
An' chew them things an’ chomp em on down.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Instrumental]
D
A D
D
E7 A
D D7
G D
D
D A D
[Verse 1]
D A D
I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' too
D E7 A
Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Oh, Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', Mamas goin' fishin'
A D
And the baby goin' fishin' too.
[Outro]
D D A D
- Taj Mahal version
[Verse 1]
D A D
I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' too
D E7 A
Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 2]
D
I went on down to my favorite fishin' hole
A D
Baby, grab me a pole an' a line,
Drove my pole on in, caught a nine poun' catfish
E7 A
Now you know I brought him home for supper time.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 3]
D
Baby brother 'bout to run me outta my mind
A D
Sayin', "Can I go fishin' with you?"
I took him on down to the fishin' hole
E7 A
Now what do you think now that he did do?
[Chorus 2]
D D7
Pulled a great big fish out the bottom of the pond
G D
Now he’s laughing drunk, ‘cause he was real gone
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Verse 4]
D
Put him in the pot, baby put him in the pan
A D
Honey cook him till he nice an' brown
Make a batch o' buttermilk, whole cakes mama
E7 A
An' chew them things an’ chomp em on down.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', yes I'm goin' fishin'
A D
And my baby goin' fishin' too.
[Instrumental]
D
A D
D
E7 A
D D7
G D
D
D A D
[Verse 1]
D A D
I betcha' goin' fishin' all o' the time, Baby goin' fishin' too
D E7 A
Bet your life, your sweet wife, catch more fish than you.
[Chorus 1]
D D7
Many fish bites if you got good bait
G D
Oh, Here's a little tip that I would like to relate
D
Many fish bites if you got good bait ,
I'm a goin' fishin', Mamas goin' fishin'
A D
And the baby goin' fishin' too.
[Outro]
D D A D
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