We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Me and My Daddy

from The Human Wilderness by Jeff Smith

/

lyrics

Me and My Daddy

Me and my daddy up at dawn
Diggin' for worms in our backyard
Stuffin' 'em into a coffee can
Fishin' poles in our hands.
I'm ten years old and I can't wait to go
Half a mile to the Ohio
It's like a jungle gettin' there
Trees and vines grow everywhere

Sittin' on the bank in the cool clean air
The better part of fishin' is to sit and stare
Hopin' to catch a big catfish
Rub his belly and you make a wish
Cause if that catfish meows at you
You got a good chance your wish come true
But if that catfish starts to grin
You could get cut on one of his fins

Black iron skillet and it's full of grease
Eat all the bacon that we please
The smell of the river and the tast of toast
Comes in a memory like a ghost
I'm out in the water up to my knees
Watchin' the barges from the coal companies
I'm so happy when the captain waves
I can hear the ship's whistle like it was yesterday

credits

from The Human Wilderness, released May 1, 2017

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Jeff Smith Virginia

Inspired and influenced by early country, blues, rock and pop
Jeff Smith writes songs and tells elongated and elliptical stories about them. Jeff's Appalachian drawl slides in and around his guitar playing and Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs swing on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”. Now residing in the swamps of Virginia, Smith performs club gigs and
concerts.
... more

contact / help

Contact Jeff Smith

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Jeff Smith, you may also like: