Bin A-Fishin'

W'en de sun's gone down, un de moon is riz, Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin'! It's I's aguine down wha' the by-o is! Bin a-fishin' all night long!

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Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin' clean fum de dusk of night Twell away 'long on in de mornin' light.

Bait my hook, un I plunk her down! Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin'! Un I lay dat catfish weigh five pound! Bin a-fishin' all night long!

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Folks tells me ut a sucker won't bite, Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin'! Yit I lif' out fo' last Chuesday night, Bin a-fishin' all night long!

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Little fish nibble un de big fish come; Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin'! "Go way, little fish! I want some!" Bin a-fishin' all night long!

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Sez de bull frog, "D-runk!" sez de ole owl, "Whoo!" Bin a-fishin'! Bin a-fishin'! 'Spec, Mr. Nigger, dey's a-meanin' you, Bin a-fishin' all night long!

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