Key: E major
Verse 1
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Ol' catfish in the lake,
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we called him Big Jim
When I was a kid,
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my only wish was to get my line in him
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Skipped church one Sunday rowed
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out and throw'd in my line
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Jim took that hook pole and
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me right over the side
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Went driftin' down past old
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tires and rusty cans of beer
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The angel of the lake
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whispered in my ear
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"Before you chose your wish son
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You better think first
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With every wish there comes a curse"
Verse 2
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I fell in love with beautiful Doreen
She was the prettiest thing this
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old town'd ever seen
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I courted her and I made her mine
But I grew jealous whenever
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another man'd
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Come walkin' down the line
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And my jealousy made me treat
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her mean and cruel
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She sighed, "Bobby oh Bobby
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you're such a fool
Don't you know before
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you choose your wish
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You'd better think first
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'Cause with every wish there comes a
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curse"
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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These days I sit around and laugh
At the many rivers I've crossed
But on the far banks there's
always another forest
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Where a man can get lost
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Well there in the high trees
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love's bluebird glides
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Guiding us 'cross to another
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river on the other side
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And there someone is waitin'
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with a look in her eyes
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And though my heart's grown weary
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And more than a little bit shy
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Tonight I'll drink from her waters
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to quench my thirst
And leave the angels to worry
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With every wish
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC G F Am
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