Don Williams - Catfish bates

^CThey call me ^FCatfish Bates Cause I can catch a catfish ^Canytime I want to

Even ^G7when the moon man tells me they won't ^Cbite They call me ^FCatfish Bates cause I know

Where that big ^Cole flathead's a hiding And ^FI'm a gonna take him ^G7home with me ^Ctonight

I am the ^G7king of Looseyhatchie my ^Fhome is on the ^Criver And them ^G7catfish they all know me by my ^Csign

I keep my ^G7nose on the west wind my ^Feye on the ^Cwater And my ^Fmind on my ^G7business all the ^Ctime

Well I get me a ^G7plug a Days Worth tobacco And a ^Fcan a big ole ^Cred worms

I go ^G7down to where the river’s running ^Cstrong I throw my ^G7hook out on the water

I let it ^Ffloat on down the ^Cchannel And I'll ^Fhave me a big ole ^G7flathead fore too ^Clong

^CThey call me ^FCatfish Bates Cause I can catch a catfish ^Canytime I want to

Even ^G7when the moon man tells me they won't ^Cbite They call me ^FCatfish Bates cause I know

Where that big ^Cole flathead's a hiding And ^FI'm a gonna take him ^G7home with me ^Ctonight

Oh when they ^G7bury me I want to be ^Fsomewhere on the ^Criver With a ^G7big ole flathead laying on my ^Cstone

And them ^G7catfish they’ll all be praying They'll be ^Fflatheads up in ^Cheaven

So my ^Fghost will leave them ^G7hatchie cats ^Calone

^CThey call me ^FCatfish Bates Cause I can catch a catfish ^Canytime I want to

Even ^G7when the moon man tells me they won't ^Cbite They call me ^FCatfish Bates cause I know

Where that big ^Cole flathead's a hiding And ^FI'm a gonna take him ^G7home with me ^Ctonight

And ^FI'm a gonna take him ^G7home with me And ^FI'm a gonna take him ^G7home with me ^Ctonight