FISHERMAN [2] (Tom Evans)
[from "The Iveys" Maybe Tomorrow LP - recorded 1969 - released Germany, Italy & Japan 1969]
[from "The Iveys" Maybe Tomorrow CD - recorded 1969 - released U.S. 1992]

'Tween the darkness and the light
As the stars fade out of sight
I can hear his shiny boots fall on the sand
With a basket at his side and the morning full of pride
You can see him cast his line with skillful hands

Hey, hey, fisherman
Wish you luck, that's all I can
Hey, hey, fisherman
Forget the world, if that's your plan

As the morning turns to noon
He's content to sit and croon
And he lights his twisted pipe and settles down
Onward goes the time as he tries new baited line
So he digs another worm up from the ground

Hey, hey, fisherman
I wish you luck, that's all I can
Hey, hey, fisherman
Forget the world, if that's your plan

'Tween the nightness and the light
The line is taut, he has a bite
And he hauls the beauty in with skillful pride
And his patient mind is blown
'Cause the fish is overgrown
It was really worth the day for such a prize

Hey, hey, fisherman
Let them smell your frying pan
Hey, hey, fisherman
It's even better from a can
Even better from a can.

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan
thanks to Dan Matovina for corrections

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