Cletus Take the Reel

I was fishing last Friday on a lake in Mississippi in the humid summer heat

On a boat with my best friend, Cletus, who was sleeping in the back seat

Well, the bites were slow and we were running low on chips and Gatorade

It'd been a long, hard day

Felt a tug on the line and I didn't pay attention, it was spinning way too fast

Before I knew it, I was staring at a ten pound shiny bass

When I tried to pull the fish inside, I pulled a muscle in my upper thigh

I was so scared, I threw my rod up in the air

Cletus, take the reel, take it from my hand

'Cause I can't do this on my own

I'm letting go, and I need your help bad

And if you don't, my fish is gone

Oh, Cletus, take the reel

Oh, I'm letting go, and I need your help bad

If you don't, my fish is gone

On this boat I'm on

Cletus, take the reel

Oh, take it take, it from me

Ooh, ooh