The Five Pound Bass Lyrics

(Live)
The Five Pound Bass
By Robert Earl Keen
KEY OF "G"
INTRO : INSTRUMENTALLY
G - G - G - D- G - C -G -DG
VERSE ONE
Up this morning...before the sun
Fixed me some coffee and a honey bun
Jumped in my pickup...and gave her the gas
I'm goin' out to catch a five pound bass
VERSE TWO
Down by the lake side...just off the ramp
All them people sleeping in their fishin' camp
Some out in the pup tents...some out on the grass
They all be dreaming 'bout that five pound bass
The early birdie always gets his worm.
Me I always get my wish
When you're talking 'bout that five pound bass son
The early wormy gets the fish
VERSE THREE
Jumped in my john boat...I stow my gear
I fire up and when I'm in the clear
I sail across that water...as smooth as glass
Get ready here I come... you five pound bass
INSTRUMENRTAL OVER VERSE
VERSE FOUR
I find a perfect spot...in some old dead trees
Back in a canyon where you can't feel no breeze
I tie my lure...I make my cast
It's breakfast time...you five pound bass
VERSE FIVE
That old sun is rising...that water is clear
D G(stop)
I watch my lure as it's flyin' through the air
(Talking Part)
I see a ripple...aaah...I hear a splash
Lord have mercy,..It's a five pound...bass
REPEAT INTRO (4X)
Spoken: over intro phrase
Son....that's a five pound
Aw it looks like a toster....aaah..son !
the intro...have fun