Click to Play  Sometimes,  you just have to pick up a fishing pole and find a nice secluded place to drop your line in the water.  And, sometimes, you just feel like singin’ a song about it.  “Gone Fishin” is a “la-la” tune – makes you want to bob your head from side to side and sway your body just a little.  It’s just for fun and not for all venues.  I mean, you’re not going to follow “Sweet Home Alabama” with this little piece in a nightclub somewhere unless you’re feeling especially brave.  But there are times when you just want to make people smile…

I recorded this a couple years ago while searching for a song that didn’t offend anybody (that’s getting harder and harder these days).  You can click on the link to the right of the above picture to hear it.  If you listen carefully, you can hear Karen’s sweet backup vocals helping me stay on key.  Originally recorded by Arthur Godfrey in 1950, it didn’t become a semi-hit until the following year.  Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong sang it as a duet on Crosby’s radio show and it became mildly popular.  I’d like to be the one to bring it back, but times are different.

So if you’re feeling frustrated or cantankerous or just plain rude – grab a fishing pole, head for the nearest lake or stream, and hum this little tune.  You’ll feel better for it, I promise.

But you have to bob your head… just a little.

[Gone Fishing backups on the Pop/Rock List]