John Prine - Fish And Whistle lyrics

I been thinking lately about the people I meet

The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street

The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet

I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow

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Father forgive us for what we must do

You forgive us and we'll forgive you

We'll forgive each other 'til we both turn blue

And we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens

I was in the army but I never dug a trench

I used to bust my nuckles on a monkey wrench

I'd go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch

I don't think they ever even noticed me

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Fish and whistle, whistle and fish

Eat everything that they put on your dish

When we get through we'll make a big wish

That we never have to do this again, again? again??

On my very first job I said thank-you and please

They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees

Then I got fired for being scared of bees

And they only give me fifty cents an hour

CHORUS

Fish and whistle, whistle and fish

Eat everything that they put on your dish

When we get through we'll make a big wish

That we never have to do this again, again? again??

CHORUS

We'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens

We'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens