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Noodling
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Noodling was released on August 26, 2022 by 1904 Inc as a part of the album Bothering Jesus
August 26, 2022
Label1904 Inc
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

My state is not a state that you really want to brag about
We just try to lay low
That's our best outcome if we're not noticed
Because every time, like Ferguson, that whole thing
That was not exactly something that you feel proud of
Two summers ago, I turned on a CNN somewhere on the road
And it said, Missouri State Senate debates
Now, you think the next word would be
You know, health care or right to work laws
No, noodling
Yeah, for those of you who don't know what noodling is
Congratulations, you have led a very classy life
But I'm going to tell you what it is
Noodling is when hillbilly people get in muddy rivers
Like the Mississippi or the Missouri River
And they get into water about chest high
And then they go along the riverbank
With their hands underneath the water
Searching for catfish breeding holes
And when they find one
They shove their arm in the hole
They wait for the catfish to bite it
Then they yank it out
And they've caught a fish
I was not aware that this is illegal
In my home state of Missouri
I was also not aware that it is legal
In our neighboring state of Oklahoma
I certainly was not aware
That we have a Missouri Noodlers Association
CNN sent a young reporter to interview the president
Of the Missouri Noodlers Association
Who immediately became my new hero
Because for his interview on CNN
He chose not to wear a shirt
She was clearly petrified of the guy
I've never seen anyone hold a microphone
Further away from another human being
She's, "Sir, I understand
You're the president of the Missouri Noodlers Association
Could you please tell us your position on noodling?"
He goes, "Yeah, yeah, I'll tell you my position
If I want to shove my arm in a hole
And get a fish
You tell me why I can't"
So that was the argument for it
And I thought, what is the problem?
I don't know
Well, they go interview the people against it
And it was basically an environmental group
And they go, "Well, our problem with it is twofold
Number one, every time they do this
They're destroying the catfish breeding holes
And number two, and more importantly
Sometimes these catfish, especially if near a dam
Can grow to be 150 to 250 pounds
So yes...", I swear, Google it
So sometimes when the hillbilly
Shoves his arm in the hole
The hillbilly does not come back up"
But I was like, yeah, but let's think that through
What have we gained and what have we lost?
Everything
We might have lost Billy Bob
But somebody just got his brand-new truck full of bush light, what!
Written by: Kathleen Madigan
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