Subject: Fishin songs From: GUEST,Ted Brooks Date: 20 Mar 00 - 02:19 PM Hi- I'm looking for some funny songs about fish and fishing. The songs can be either about people going fishing, or by a fish or fishes about the people that are trying to catch them. Or, if anyone has any ideas of popular songs that could be parodies I'd appreciate that also. Thanks in advance. Ted Brooks tedbrooks@earthlink.net |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Amos Date: 20 Mar 00 - 02:40 PM Ted:
Try the database entries on this search page which is the result of putting "fish" into our DT search engine above. There are all kinds there for starters. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Metchosin Date: 20 Mar 00 - 03:00 PM or if you want, I know a wonderfully naughty one called "Freddy the Fisherman's Son" as sung by Rusty Warren or someone like that. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: SDShad Date: 20 Mar 00 - 03:50 PM Another delightful fishin' song is Taj Mahal's "Fishin' Blues," lyrics to which can be found in This here old thread. It's a fun song. Chris |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Clifton53 Date: 20 Mar 00 - 03:58 PM How's about "Windy Ol' Weather"? Don't know who wrote it but the version I have is by Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers on one of their live recordings. It's a great sing-a-long. Clifton53 |
Subject: Lyr Add: FREDDY THE FISHERMAN'S SON^^ From: Metchosin Date: 20 Mar 00 - 04:20 PM Off the top of my head, here is what I can remember and as far as I know, Ruth Wallis' songs from the late 1950's or early 1960's, on what were known as "party records", are still available on CD. Apparently she was banned in the US during that era, but was freely available in Canada and other countries.
Freddy the Fisherman's Son
Freddy the fisherman's son
Freddy knows how the girls feel
Under the moon
When Freddy goes fishing at night
When Freddy was only a boy
He'll always remember There is one more verse but I can't recall the whole thing. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Pinetop Slim Date: 20 Mar 00 - 05:04 PM Ever notice how some threads put a song into your mind that you wish it hadn't have? Drat, now I'll be trying to remember "Old (something or other)" that Walter Brennan talked through around 1960, about a big old fish he couldn't catch, leading up to the line: "maybe next time I'll even use a little bait." Si Kahn's "Wild Rose of the Mountain" has a verse that goes something like: If I had a pickup truck, I'd fill her up with water Paint a catfish on the side, make believe I caught 'er Drive 'er down the road real slow, try to keep from bumpin' Park 'er down beside the creek, watch those catfish jumpin'
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Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Metchosin Date: 20 Mar 00 - 05:37 PM Mark, I know what you mean. The only way I could stop the stupid Freddy the Fisherman song from playing in my head was to post it and I hadn't thought of it in years. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: GUEST,Jim Dixon Date: 20 Mar 00 - 06:33 PM I vaguely recall a kid's song about herring that I can't find in DigiTrad. It goes, "What shall we do with the herrin's head? . . . We'll make it into loaves of bread. Herrin's head, loaves of bread, And all manner of things." It's one of those cumulative songs (is that the right term?) where the verses keep getting longer as more parts of the herring are added: "Herrin's tail, boat with a sail, Herrin's fins, needles and pins" and so on. If anyone can supply the rest of the song, it would be a good addition to DigiTrad. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: dick greenhaus Date: 20 Mar 00 - 06:38 PM DT does have at least one version: HERRING'S HEAD |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Bill in Alabama Date: 20 Mar 00 - 08:51 PM markf-- Where can I find Si Kahn's lyrics to Wild Rose of the Mountain?
The Walter Brennan thing you mentioned is, I think, Old Rivers. Bill |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 20 Mar 00 - 09:52 PM "WINDY OLD WEATHER", which Clinton53 mentioned, may be found on the DT: there are at least three versions there. A search may not get you all of them, so click here and here and here. Oh, and here. The Crab (Cray) Fish is also worth checking out (if you like toilet jokes!); again, a simple search may not get both versions on the DT, so click here and here. Whoever posted those last two didn't include any background information or tunes, but the song is very widespread, so information shouldn't be too hard to find. Malcolm |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Stewie Date: 20 Mar 00 - 10:06 PM Bill, You'll find it here The URL is http://www.sikahn.com/albums/doing_my_job.html --Stewie. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Arkie Date: 21 Mar 00 - 01:06 AM Five Pound Bass, by Robert Earl Keen. This is not a song, but Junior Samples of Hee Haw fame hit the big time with his "fish" story. I'm not sure anyone but Junior could successfully tell it though. Does Jonah and the Whale qualify? |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: GUEST,Bill in Alabama Date: 21 Mar 00 - 06:43 AM Much obliged, Stewie. Bill |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Lady McMoo Date: 21 Mar 00 - 08:19 AM How about "Fisherman's Dream" as sung by Karen Matheson/Capercaillie. It's a very poignant song about the decline of the fishing industry and, if my memory serves me correctly, it's on their "Sidewaulk" CD. All the best, mcmoo |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Abby Sale Date: 21 Mar 00 - 09:02 AM See "Bold Fisherman" (that is, the 'Twinki doodle dum' version). I don't know if this is a comic song or not. It was collected by Elie Siegmeister in upstate New York and I haven't encountered any other source. That is, I thing all known renditions come from that. I don't know where Humphrey Bogart got it for "African Queen" but wonder that too. McCurdy, from whom I learned it, sings it as a comic song, tragic as it may be. On the other hand, I've always felt it must be a travesty of an older, legitimate ballad. Clearly, there's no relationship between "The Bold Fisherman" and "The Bold Fisherman," however. (The other one.) Comments welcome. |
Subject: Lyr Add: THREE LITTLE FISHIES (Saxie Dowell)^^^ From: annamill Date: 21 Mar 00 - 12:10 PM THREE LITTLE FISHIES Saxie Dowell
Down in the meadow in an iddy biddy pool
CHO: Boop boop diddim daddum waddum choo!
"Stop!" said the momma fishy, "or you will get lost."
"Whee!" yelled the fishes. "Oh, here's a lot of fun:
"Help!" cried the fishes. "Oh, look at the whale!" Boy that shark almost ate us for seafood, mama! Now here are the words again with hand movements. (Many thanks to the Yuba City Family Folks for providing these):
Down in the meadow (Palms together--out flat.) Source: Joe Offer
********************************** Love, annap |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: MMario Date: 21 Mar 00 - 03:24 PM What about "CHIVALROUS SHARK"? HERE! url = http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1167 |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Stewie Date: 21 Mar 00 - 06:04 PM There's also Shel Silverstein's 'The Mermaid Song'. I have it on an old Jim Kweskin LP, but no doubt there are other recordings. --Stewie. |
Subject: Lyr Add: KEEP ON FISHIN' (Campbell)^^ From: Elektra Date: 22 Mar 00 - 01:09 PM This darkly humourous song was written by a friend of a friend in Rhode Island. Point Judith is a tiny fishing port/town on the RI coast... and also one of two points of departure for the Block Island Ferry. This song works best when sung (verses are actually almost spoken, as in a storytelling narrative) with a regional accent which I have attempted to loosely represent below.
KEEP ON FISHIN'
Ya know sometimes you can't win for tryin
And nothin goes like ya think it oughtta
Well it was ice and rain and freezin up hard
We were halfway done haulin back
Well we all stood around, thumbin our butts
Chorus:
Well if you said we were cold, I'd have to agree
So while he was lying and chillin down there
(chorus)
Well it took us awhile to finish that trip
They said we "had no respect for the dead" (chorus)
Final chorus: When you got fuel and ice to pay and
Despite it's apparent length, even with instrumental breaks this song clocks in at about three minutes. If anyone is interested I can put up a small sample (1 verse + chorus?) MP3 on my website so you can get the feel of it. As a crowd pleaser (the song that is, not ME), I'd say it's worth learning. *elektra*
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Subject: Lyr Add: FISHIN' FOR CHICKENS (from S Kennedy)^^ From: Seamus Kennedy Date: 22 Mar 00 - 07:42 PM I recorded this one by my friend Hobo Jim a couple of years ago.
Well, Grandpa gave me his old fishin' pole,
CHORUS: Fishin' for chickens, tryin' to catch a big 'un,
2ND VERSE: I remember the time when I got in
BRIDGE: Even though it wasn't right,
3RD VERSE: I was sittin' on the top step dreamin' a bit,
All the best, |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: bobby's girl Date: 23 Mar 00 - 07:00 PM There is a wonderful spoof shanty about going Fishfingering - not surprisingly about some bloke setting sail to catch fishfingers. I am sure some knowledgeable Mudcatter will be able to supply the words. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: bobby's girl Date: 23 Mar 00 - 07:08 PM If you look on the lyric search under fishfingering, the lyrics are there - sorry folks, I should have looked first! |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: E.Michael Date: 23 Mar 00 - 07:26 PM Hey Annap, 'Just happened to be following down this thread and thinking about the "Three Little Fishees" when I ran across your contribution. It's GREAT! It brings back memories of a dear friend who also used to know all of the verses. Thanks for the flashback. E.Michael |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: annamill Date: 23 Mar 00 - 08:03 PM I found this in a search after I remembered the song. Did you notice that it had been contributed, ELSEWHERE, by our own Joe Offer. What a surprise. Love, annap |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Steve Latimer Date: 24 Mar 00 - 10:42 AM Elvin Bishop did a pretty catchy tune, I believe it was simply called "Fishin'". I'm sorry I have no more details, a freind of mine played it for me. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Kerstin Date: 15 Nov 01 - 08:32 AM Can anyone help me with the song " The Balena " Thank you in advance |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Deckman Date: 15 Nov 01 - 12:59 PM One of my favorites is "Winds Away," by Gordon Bok. Bob |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Charley Noble Date: 15 Nov 01 - 01:05 PM Poor Kerstin. Lord only knows who many "Balenas" your appeals may dredge up. The whaling steamship song "The Old Balena" should be rattling around here somewhere. The song celebrates the speed of the ship. If it doesn't surface soon I'll type it in. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Charley Noble Date: 15 Nov 01 - 01:15 PM Kerstin - I refreshed one of the old Balena threads for you. Hope it's what you were looking for. |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Ebbie Date: 03 May 05 - 01:24 PM FISH ON! "If you've ever fished on an Alaskan salmon stream, you know that when you tie into a fish, you're supposed to holler: "Fish On!", to let other folks know to get out of your way. Well, no one had prepared me for this sort of protocol, so I got myself into a real pickle with a big, burly fisherman on my first outing! This piece will never be finished, because every fishing trip is a potential new verse. (Which probably explains why no one wants to go fishing with me anymore - they're afraid they'll end up in the song!)" Robin Hopper, Chugiak, Alaska |
Subject: RE: Help: Fishin songs From: Alan Day Date: 03 May 05 - 02:09 PM You have all reminded me of a little song I played on an eight inch seventy eight record called the "Fishy Fishing Story" The first verse went I once went a fishing and I caught a little fish So small you couldn`t see it as it lay upon the dish but My wife was rather proud of it and told a lady friend That was the beggining now just listen to the end. Sadly that is all I can remember but it finishes with him being eaten by a shark. Al |
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