Gone Fishin'
Manhattan Transfer

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!


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Lyrics by Manhattan Transfer

  (THE WORD OF) CONFIRMATION   (WANTED) DEAD OR ALIVE   10 MINUTES TILL THE SAVAGES COME   15 MINUTE INTERMISSION   15 Minutes Intermission   A - Tisket, a - Tasket   A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG   A GAL IN CALICO   A Kiss To Build A Dream On   A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE   A WORLD APART   A-TISKET, A-TASKET   Agua   AGUA (AGUA)   AIREGIN   ALONG COMES MARY   AMERICAN POP   ANOTHER NIGHT IN TUNISIA   Baby Come Back To Me   BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love)   BACON FAT   BIRDLAND   BLEE BLOP BLUES   BLUE CHAMPAGNE   BLUE SERENADE   BLUES FOR PABLO   BODY AND SOUL   BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY   CANDY   Capim   CAPIM (CAPIM)   CAROLING, CAROLING   CHANSON D' AMOUR   Chanson D'amour   Chanson D\'amour   CHICKEN BONE BONE   CHOO CHOO CH' BOOGIE   Choo Choo Ch\' Boogie   Christmas Is Coming   Christmas Time Is Here   CLAP YOUR HANDS   Clouds   Clouds (adapted From 'nuages')   Clouds (Adapted From "Nuages")   CLOUDS (Adapted from \"Nuages\")   CODE OF ETHICS   CONFIDE IN ME   Confirmation   COO COO U   Dead or Alive   Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans   DON'T LET GO   Don\'t Let Go   DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETIN'   Down South Camp Meetin\'   DREAM LOVER   Fair & Tender Ladies   FAIR AND TENDER LADIES   FOREIGN AFFAIR   FOUR BROTHERS   FREDDY MORRIS MONOLOGUE   GENTLEMAN WITH A FAMILY   GLORIA   GOD ONLY KNOWS   Good King Wenceslas   GOODBYE LOVE   GOODNIGHT   GROOVIN'   GUIDED MISSILES   Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season   HAPPY HOLIDAY/THE HOLIDAY SEASON (MEDLEY)   Happy Holiday\/the Holiday Season (medley)   Hard Day   HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS   Hear The Voices   HEAR THE VOICES (BAHIA DE TODAS AS CONTAS)   HEART'S DESIRE   HELPLESS   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME   HOW HIGH THE MOON   I Don't Like Anyone   I Know Why   I KNOW WHY (And So Do You)   I NEED A MAN   I Second That Emotion   I'll Be Home For Christmas   IN A MELLOW TONE   IN THE DARK   IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR   IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE   IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE   It's Good Enough To Keep   IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)   IT'S NOT THE SPOTLIGHT   JAVA JIVE   Je Voulais   JE VOULAIS (TE DIRE QUE JE T'ATTENDS)   JEANNINE   Jingle Bells   Kiss And Say Goodbye   LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU   LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW   LET'S HANG ON   LOVE FOR SALE   MALAISE EN MALAISIE   MEET BENNY BAILEY   Merry Christmas Baby   Metropolis   METROPOLIS (ARLEQUIM DECONHECIDO)   MOVE   My Cat Fell in The Well   MY CAT FELL IN THE WELL (WELL! WELL! WELL!)   My Foolish Heart   My Grown Up Christmas List   MYSTERY   Notes From The Underground   NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND (ANTES QUE SEJA TARDE)   NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT   OCCAPELLA   Offbeat Of Avenues   OH YES, I REMEMBER CLIFFORD   Old Man Mose   ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE   ON THE BOULEVARD   ONE MORE TIME AROUND ROSIE   OPERATOR   PIECES OF DREAMS   Poinciana   POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree)   POPSICLE TOES   RAMBO   RAY'S ROCKHOUSE   ROLL DADDY, ROLL   ROSIANNA   ROUTE 66   S. O. S.   S.O.S   S.O.S.   SAFRONIA B   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Santa Man   SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN/SANTA MAN (MEDLEY)   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town\/santa Man   SASSY   Save The Last Dance For Me   Scotch & Soda   SCOTCH AND SODA   SHAKER SONG   SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT   SING A STUDY IN BROWN   SING JOY SPRING   SING MOTEN'S SWING   SING YOU SINNERS   Single Girl   SKYLINER   SMILE AGAIN   SNOOTIE LITTLE CUTIE   SNOWFALL   So You Say   SO YOU SAY (ESQUINAS)   SOLDIER OF FORTUNE   Soul Food To Go   SOUL FOOD TO GO (SINA)   SPICE OF LIFE   SPIES IN THE NIGHT   STOMP OF KING PORTER   Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine)   SUNDAY   SUNNY DISPOSISH   SWEET TALKIN' GUY   THAT CAT IS HIGH   THAT'S KILLER JOE   THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES   The Blues Are Brewin'   The Christmas Song   THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN ...   THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE   THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TUBBY THE TUBA   The Jungle Pioneer   THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar)   THE NIGHT THAT MONK RETURNED TO HEAVEN   THE OFFBEAT OF AVENUES   The Quietude   THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales)   The Speak Up Mambo   THE SPEAK UP MAMBO (CUENTAME)   THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU   THE THRILL IS GONE   The Word Of, Confirmation   The Zoo Blues   THE ZOO BLUES (ASA)   THIS INDEPENDENCE   TO YOU   TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY   TOPSY   Toyland   TRICKLE TRICKLE   Tubby At The Circus   TUBBY THE TUBA   TUBBY THE TUBA AT THE CIRCUS   TUBBY THE TUBA MEETS A JAZZ BAND   TURN ME LOOSE   TUXEDO JUNCTION   TWILIGHT TONE   Twilight Zone   UNCHAINED MELODY   Until I Met You   UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket)   Up A Lazy River   WACKY DUST   WALK IN LOVE   Wanted, Dead Or Alive   WELL, WELL, WELL   WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND   When You Wish Upon A Star   Where Did Our Love Go   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?   White Christmas   WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY   Who, What, Where, When, Why   Why Not!   WHY NOT! (MANHATTAN CARNIVAL)   Winter Wonderland   WOMEN IN LOVE   YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME   YOU'SE A VIPER   ZINDY LOU

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