Oh catfish, come on my line
Oh catfish, come in my hand
Oh catfish, say you'll be mine
You're going to walk on land

Oh sunfish, come to my bait
Oh sunfish, come to my palm
O sunfish, please don't be late
Comfort my inner man

Catfish, sunfish, pickerel, eel
You're best fried in fresh cornmeal
White perch, bullhead, yellow trout
Take that hook, don't you spit it out

Oh two hungry friends are we
Oh you are a noble fish
Oh hark to this desperate plea
Fill up our empty dish

Oh catfish, you are divine
Oh bullhead, I love you too
Oh catfish, say you'll be mine
Make all my dreams come true

Catfish, sunfish, pickerel, eel
You're best fried in fresh cornmeal
White perch, bullhead, yellow trout
Take that hook, don't you spit it out
Oh two hungry friends are we
Oh you are a noble fish
Oh hark to this desperate plea
Fill up our empty dish
Fill up our empty dish