The old man he catches the fish in the morning
He rides the river every day
I sit on the bank and I holler when he passes
Hey, old man, are they biting today?

I wake up in the morning, thinking ´bout my troubles
I go down to the water and they pass away
And when the old man comes a-floating down the river
Hey, old man, are they biting today?
Hey, old man, are they biting today?

Now here we´ve got a thing that keeps on rolling
It ain´t heavy, don´t take it that way
The old man and me, we got a good thing going
He gets his fish an´ I sit all day
He gets his fish an´ I sit all day