Standard (EADGBE)

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Gone fishin' -- there's a sign upon your door,

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?Gone fishin'? -- you ain't workin' anymore.

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

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You claim that hoein' ain't no fun -- you ain't got no am - bi - tion.

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Gone fishin' by a shady, wady pool;

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I'm wishin' I could be that kind of fool.

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

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?Gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin'.?

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Gone fishin' -- there's a sign upon your door,

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?Gone fishin'? --you ain't workin' anymore.

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

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You just never seem to learn -- you ain't got no am - bi - tion.

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Gone fishin', got your hound dog by your side

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Gone fishin', fleas are bitin' at his hide

 Got my hat and got my pole, headed for the fishin' hole,

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Gone fishin' instead of just a-wishin'.