Lyrics
The old man he catches
The elderly man catches fish.
The fish in the morning
He catches fish during the morning hours.
He rides the river every day
He navigates the river daily.
I sit on the bank and
The speaker sits on the riverbank.
I holler when he passes
The speaker calls out when the old man passes by.
"Hey, old man, are they biting today"
The speaker asks if the old man is having success fishing.
I wake up in the morning,
The speaker wakes up in the morning.
Thinking 'bout my troubles
They contemplate their problems.
I go down to the water
The speaker goes to the water.
And they pass away
Their troubles fade away by the water.
And when the old man comes
The old man appears floating on the river.
A-floating down the river
The speaker queries the old man again about his fishing success.
"Hey, old man, are they biting today"
The speaker repeats the inquiry.
Now here we've got a thing
There's an ongoing situation in their lives.
That keeps on rolling
It's a situation that continues consistently.
It ain't heavy, don't take it that way
The situation isn't burdensome.
The old man and me,
The old man and the speaker have a positive arrangement or relationship.
We got a good thing going
They have a mutually beneficial situation.
He gets his fish and I sit all day
The old man catches fish while the speaker spends the day sitting.
He gets his fish and I sit all day
Reiteration of the previous line's sentiment.
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