Capo 3rd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Carolina time, grab the fishing line
Gonna get old Jim with the yellow-backed fly
Bought it in a store, paid a little more
Gonna catch that fish with the yellow-backed fly
Tried it last year with a lit firefly
Laid it on the water with a perfect bullseye
Jim made a splash, gone in a flash
Beneath the water I heard him laugh
Chorus 1
I go at six a.m., qui-et as a hymn
Gonna catch old Jim with the yellow-backed fly
Gonna catch him wry, Gon-na catch him quick
Take him by surprise at the bottom of the crick
He lives beneath a rock, underneath the shade
I will have him made with the yellow-backed fly
Here I am at last, lying in the grass,
A quiet little cast with the yellow-backed fly
Chorus 2
Felt a little tug, ole Jim had bit the bug
Then I let him run with the yellow-backed fly
Jumped up on the land, spit it in my hand
He said, "nice try with the yellow-backed fly"
Then he swam away, I gave him a farewell
Now I'm going home with a story to tell
I put the truck in gear, I'll be back next year
Gonna make a fly with a hypno...tizing eye
Chorus 3
2X)
I go at six a.m., quiet as a hymn
Gonna catch old Jim with the yellow-backed fly
Twenty inches long, measured with a stick
He's old Jim, but to me he's Moby Dick
END