Sam read the fish finder like a favorite book and said Jeff you got bait on your hook,
there’s a big one down there, it’s a Chinook, he gunned the troller and gave me a look,
he said we’re right on him without missing a beat, yelled drop your line down to 42 feet,
if you don’t screw up it won’t be long someone in this boat is going to sing fish on!

Fish on! Fish on! Do it by the book, don’t take too long, set the hook, reel it in strong,
Fish on! Fish on!

Well he surfaced once and then swam back down, Sam said he’s just about 29 pounds,
I said cut him loose that ain’t going to work, Sam said Jeff you stupid jerk,
you know they don’t bite like this all the time,
I say Sam we here on my dime and got a bet with my old friend Dan,
I’m coming home with a 50 pounder in hand!

Fish on! Fish on! I may be crazy for letting him go, but I got to think big to collect my dough,
Fish on! Fish on! yeah

Well the boat went silent as we set him free, Sam just sat there staring at me,
smoking a burro spittin in the sea, I was getting hungry and I had to pee;
Then just as we were about to give up and go home, I felt a tug on my rod like none I’d known,
it was ominous like a monster from the deep, I say this is the one I believe I’ll keep!

Fish on! Come on get it up there. Fish on! Reel it up.
Wind your line, you have to make it whirl, you can’t catch a King reeling like a little girl,
you got Fish on! I am reeling it up! Oh Fish on! It looks like you’re reeling like a limp wristed wimp!

I was barely holding on when the fish master cried, he’s dragging the boat taking us for a ride,
I knew I needed all my strength right now, then the fish yanked my ass from the stern to the bow,
Jesus Christ that’s a hell of a fish!But I didn’t let go though my knuckles were white,
I said fish I’m going to win if it takes all night,
I’m reeling you in and that ain’t all I’m mounting your fat scaley butt on my wall!

Fish on! Fish on! I got him. Close your eyes and quote the scripture,
but first get a camera and take my picture,Fish on! Smile real pretty. Fish on!
Woe, oh, woe.

It took three hours to get that bastard in the boat,we were taking on water just barely afloat,
when we reached the dock and the crowd gathered round,they said we heard on the air he was pulling you down;
that’s, that’s incredible,I said don’t believe all you hear, because it ain’t always true,
I was playing that King, it’s my job, it’s what I do,then we hung him from the scale for the whole world to see,
he wasn’t 50 pounds, he was f’n 53.

Fish on! That a most beautiful creature. Fish on! That’s a big ass fish! I want thank my mom and thank my crew,
especially want to thank all the little people too, say Fish on! Fish on!
Oh hit him again he’s still kind of squirmy, somebody call my damn taxidermy,
Fish on! Fish on! Oh, oh yeah, hey, hey. Fish on! Fish on! yeah, Fish on! Fish on!