Gone Fishin'

Manhattan Transfer Gone Fishin' (Nick Kenny / Charles Kenny) I'll tell you why I can't find you Every time I go out to your place... You gone fishin' (Well how you know?) Well there's a sign upon your door (Uh-huh) Gone fishin' (I'm real gone man) You ain't workin' anymore (Could be) There's your hoe out in the sun Where you left a row half done You claim that hoein' ain't no fun (But I can prove it) You ain't got no ambition Gone fishin' by a shady-wady pool (Shangri-la, really la) I'm wishin' I could be that kind of fool (Should I twist your arm?) I'd say no more work for mine (Welcome to the club) On my door I'd hang a sign Gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin' I stopped by your place a time or two lately And you aren't home either Well, I'm a busy man, Louis I got a lotta big deals cookin' I was probably tied up at the studio You weren't tied up, you dog You was just plain old... Gone fishin' (Bah-boo-bah-boo-bah-boo-bah-boo-bah) There's a sign upon your door (Pops, don't blab it around, will you) Gone fishin' (Keep it shady, I got me a big one staked out) Oohhh, you ain't workin' anymore (I don't have to work, I got me a piece of Gary) Cows need milkin' in the barn (I got the twins on that detail, they each take a side) But you just don't give a darn (Give 'em four bits a cow and hand lotion) You just never seem to learn (Man, you taught me) You ain't got no ambition (You're convincin' me) Gone fishin' (Bah-boo-dah-do-dah-do-dah-do) Got your hound dog by your side (That's old Cindy-Lou goin' with me) Gone fishin' (Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm) Fleas are bitin' at his hide (Get away from me boy, you're botherin' me) Folks won't find us now because Mister Satch and Mister Cros We gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin' Bah-boo-baby-bah-boo-bah-bay-mmm-boo-bay Oh yeah!