J.J. Cale Old Man lyrics

The old man, he catches the fish in the morning
He rides the river everyday
I go down to the bank and I holler when he passes
"Hey, old man, are they biting today?
Hey, old man, are they biting today?"

I wake up in the morning, thinking 'bout my troubles
I go down to the water and they pass away
And when the old man, he comes floating down the river
"Hey, old man, are they biting today?
Hey, old man, are they biting today?"


Now here we've got a thing that keeps on rolling
It ain't heavy, don't take it that way
The old man and me, we got a good thing going
He catches fish and I sit all day
He catches fish and I sit all day

He catches fish and I sit all day