Have You Ever Been A-Fishing

Have You Ever Been A-Fishing
(to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw", mostly)

Have you ever been a-fishing on a hot summer day,
And seen all the little fishies swimming up and down the bay,
With their hands in their pockets and their pockets in their pants
And all the little fishies doin’ the hootchie kootchie dance.
Have you ever been fishing on a hot and sunny day
And you’re sitting on a bench and the bench gives way,
Aith an alligator snapping at the seat of your pants,
And all the little fishies doin’ the hootchie kootchie dance.
Have you ever been fishing on a cold, cold day
And seen all the little fishies frozen solid in the bay,
With their hands in their pockets and their pockets on their pants
And it’s too darn cold to do the hootchie kootchie dance.
Have you ever been fishing on a rainy, rainy day,
And seen all the little fishies with umbrellas in the bay,
With their hands in their pockets and their pockets on their pants,
All the little fishies doin’ the hootchie kootchie dance.
Have you ever been fishing on a hot and cold day,
And seen all the little fishies all confused in the bay,
With their hands in their pockets and their pockets on their shirts,
And they’re too darn confused to do the hootchie kootchie dance.

Thanks very much to Kristi Larimore, who sent me these extra verses to this song.

Have you ever been a-sitting on a hot summer's day?
Sitting on a dock, and the dock gave away.
Alligator's snappin' at the seat of your pants.
And all the lil' fishies do the hootchie kootchie dance.
You never have, and you never will!
Have you ever been a sailin' on a hot summer's day?
Puttin' up the sail and the mast gave away.
The boat tipped over AND YOU LOST YOUR PANTS
And all the lil' fishies do the hootchie kootchie dance.
You never have, and you never will!