The Fish Aren't Bitin' Today

David Allan Coe (born September 6, 1939) is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. As a singer, his biggest hits were "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile," "The Ride," "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," "She Used to Love Me a Lot," and "Longhaired Redneck." His best-known compositions are the No. 1 successes "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)," which was covered by Tanya Tucker; and "Take This Job and Shove It," which was later covered by Johnny Paycheck that was later a hit movie (both Coe and Paycheck had minor parts in the film). more »

Year:: 1995
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Take the jib sail down boys, take the jib sail down
Turn this ship around boys, before we run aground
The fish aren't biting today boys, fish aren't biting today
I'm gonna lay on my bunk and get drunk as a skunk
?Cause the fish aren't biting today

There's six foot waves and my stomach craves
Some good old Antiguan rum
I put some away for a rainy day
And the rain she's starting to come now

There's a northern wind and the lights are dim
Like a good fresh Cuban cigar
I got me a hutch where there might be a bunch
In the Captions pickle jar, so

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Written by: DAVID ALLAN COE

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