Catfish

I remember that day we met
That cookout by the riverside
We walked the banks til your dress got wet
Hung it on a laurel bush to dry
I won't pretend that I looked away
You can't pretend that you were shy
That teasing smile as you said to me,
"Say, kid, what do you want from life?"
Just give me some catfish in the pan
Sweet cornbread and a bottle of beer
And I'm a happy man, a home-cooking fan
Black coffee and sweet potato pie
My true love by my side
Sitting hand in hand, catfish in the pan
We wander round on this big green planet
Get hit up on the side that's blind
It's ain't required to understand it
You go along, you get in line
But we had magic down by the river
We woke together in the dawn
You popped the question, "Now aren't you thinking
We should stay together from now on?"
Just give me some catfish in the pan,
Sweet cornbread and a bottle of beer
And I'm a happy man, a home-cooking fan
Black coffee and sweet potato pie
My true love by my side
Sitting hand in hand. and catfish in the pan
Aah-oooh
Aah-oooh
Some years later, I fetch the water, I split the wood the best I can
I overhear you say to our daughter,
"Girl, big and strong don't make the man.
But this is your own life -this is your own road
Girl, you're gonna find the things you need."
You say, "All that I've taught you, if you been listening
Keep it simple, that's what's worked for me."
Just give him some catfish in the pan
Sweet cornbread and a bottle of beer
Keep your happy man a home-cooking fan
Black coffee and sweet potato pie - Be that girl by his side
Sitting hand in hand, catfish in the pan
Just give him some catfish in the pan
Sweet cornbread and a bottle of beer
Keep your happy man a home-cooking fan
Black coffee and sweet potato pie - Be that girl by his side
Sitting hand in hand, catfish in the pan
Catfish in the pan, catfish in the pan, catfish
Oooooh -Mm-mm-mm-mm-mmm