Fisherman
Old man Crow goes down to the river
He's gonna fish himself a full day's work
He's been fishing the same old pond nearly all his life
He's got his name engraved right there in the dirt
He's gonna take his catch down to market
He's gonna bring that money back home
He's putting bread on the table
He's doing his job
Old man's buddy comes down to the river
He's gonna talk himself a full day's work
He's been fishing for the love of the pond nearly all his life
He don't mind at all getting down in the dirt
His wife calls at the end of the day
His child stumbles downtown to play
He's gonna sit in the yard for awhile
He's feeling no pain
The river bed man has seen some changes
Going from paddle boats to gasoline
He don't mind at all about no dirty water
As long the sun comes up and those fish get cleaned
He don't need no millionaire's daughter
Don't need no millionaire's wife
He's got that millionaire's money
Notched in the pole of the fisherman's life
Pescador
El viejo Crow baja al río
Va a pescarse un día completo de trabajo
Ha estado pescando en el mismo viejo estanque casi toda su vida
Tiene su nombre grabado justo ahí en la tierra
Va a llevar su captura al mercado
Va a traer ese dinero de vuelta a casa
Está poniendo pan en la mesa
Está haciendo su trabajo
El amigo del viejo baja al río
Va a hablar para sí un día completo de trabajo
Ha estado pescando por amor al estanque casi toda su vida
No le importa ensuciarse en absoluto
Su esposa llama al final del día
Su hijo deambula por el centro para jugar
Va a sentarse en el patio por un rato
No siente dolor alguno
El hombre del lecho del río ha visto algunos cambios
Pasando de los botes de remos a la gasolina
No le importa en absoluto el agua sucia
Mientras salga el sol y esos peces se limpien
No necesita a la hija de un millonario
No necesita a la esposa de un millonario
Tiene ese dinero de millonario
Grabado en el poste de la vida del pescador