Gone Fishin'

Words & Music by Nick A. Kenny & Charles F. Kenny
Recorded by Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby, 19


A7+5  D6     B7            Em7            A7
Gone fishin' -- there's a sign upon your door,

A7+5    D6     B7            Em7         A7
”Gone fishin'”  -- you ain't workin' anymore.

             D               D7            G               Gm7
There's your hoe out in the sun, where you left a row half done;

               E7             Fdim(III)       A       Em7     Cdim   A7
You claim that hoein' ain't no    fun -- you ain't got no am - bi - tion.


A7+5  D6     B7       G     B7   A7
Gone fishin'    by a shady, wady pool;

A7+5  D6    B7         G       G/F#     Em   A7
I'm wishin'    I could be that kind of fool.

        D                D7           G              Gm7
I'd say no more work for mine, on my door I'd hang a sign

 Edim  D     B7     Em7     A7      D
”Gone fishin'   instead of just a-wishin'.”


A7+5  D6     B7            Em7            A7
Gone fishin' -- there's a sign upon your door,

A7+5  D6     B7            Em7         A7
”Gone fishin'” --you ain't workin' anymore.

           D              D7            G                Gm7
Cows need milkin' in the barn, but you just don't give a darn,

         E7           Fdim(III)      A       Em7     Cdim   A7
You just never seem to learn -- you ain't got no am - bi - tion.

A7+5  D6     B7           G        B7      A7
Gone fishin',   got your hound dog by your side 

A7+5  D6     B7           G     G/F#     Em   A7
Gone fishin',   fleas are bitin' at his hide 

        D              D7           G              Gm7
Got my hat and got my pole, headed for the fishin' hole,

Edim  D      B7    Em7      A7      D6
Gone fishin'    instead of just a-wishin'.



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