He broke your heart And he tore your dreams in two And he kissed a bottom-feedin' sucker-fish In front of you Deep down you knew that it was never gonna last 'Cause he's a piece of stink-bait Always actin' like a boss and Now you're thinkin' Your ship is slowly sinkin' You're stayin' up all night long Drownin' in your drinkin' Before you give up Get your rear back in the water Dance a jig Jitterbug Or tie on a hula-popper Then you throw out a line Reel it back in If you catch a boot You gotta cast it out again You know you'll never catch a keeper If you sit around and cry So get back in that boat and fish Now you heard the girl he's kissin' And is stirrin' up a wake Sayin' she hooked you good And threw you right back in the lake Just remember what your mama said About sticks and rocks Even though you'd like to smack her with a metal tackle box She gotta throw out a line Reel it back in If you catch a boot You gotta cast it out again You know you'll never catch a keeper If you sit around and cry So get back in that boat and fish ♪ So don't say farewell to forever Like happy ever after ain't never gonna work Don't you throw the towel in The last one you drug in Was just a state record-breakin' Large-mouth jerk You gotta throw out a line Reel it back in If you catch a boot You gotta cast it out again You know you'll never catch a keeper If you sit around and cry So get back in that boat and Throw out a line Reel it back in If you catch a boot You gotta cast it out again You know you'll never catch a keeper If you sit around and cry So get back in that boat and fish Yeah, get back in that boat and fish Girl, get back in that boat And fish