He had long green moss growing on his back And it waved in the water when it swimmed
He had notches all along from his head to his Tail where the motor of a boat dug in
He had a half a dozen hooks hanging from his Lips all rusted and busted and bent
He had one big blood shot eye on the right
And on the left side nothing but a dent
Now I'm a pretty good fisherman but Plano Joe, he's great
He knows all there is to know about boats and Bass and bait
Well he'll catch more in just one cast than Most men catch all day
To Plano Joe there ain't no such thing as the One that got away
Now Plano Joe's from Texas where everthing Comes big
Where the bass are as mean as rattle snakes And outweigh most any pig
You can't catch a small mouth if it's large Mouth bait you use
Because them bass, they ain't big and mean
But they all got high IQs
Now up in Lake Texoma there lives a striper
His name is Jake
And everyone down in Texas knows that's the Biggest fish in the lake
He had never been caught but he'd been seen By all the local pros
Swimming around the bass boats thumbing his Big bass nose
He had long green moss growing on his back And it waved in the water when it swimmed
He had notches all along from his head to his Tail where the motor of a boat dug in
He had a half a dozen hooks hanging from his Lips all rusted and busted and bent
He had one big blood shot eye on the right
And on the left side nothing but a dent
Well Plano Joe was on the lake around sunrise 6'th of June
In his box he had just one lure, a spinner with A silver spoon
He had just one rod and just one reel and just One great big lake
Today is the day I heard him say I'm gonna Boat that fish named Jake
He cruised out Ross' cove headed down lake to The dam
Just beyond Old Walker's Point
He said, "Jake, here I am!"
He shut that outboard motor down
Took out that silver lure
Tied it to some heavy line and he cast out Strong and sure
Now I've known Joe for forty years, maybe Even more
But when that fish hit his blue eyes lit like I've Never seen before
That line went tight and that pole went bent And that drag began to spin
There was smoke rolling out the back of his Reel when his line jerked to an end
Then the fish began to tow the boat so fast it Left a wake
Joe said, "I'm gonna beat this bass if my back And my line don't break!"
And as he zoomed off across the lake he Said,"You can tell my wife I've been home Every night for twenty-nine years but I won't Be home tonight
Well after forty days of fighting that fish could Barely swim
At twenty more days of playing tug of war Joe Started to reel him in
After ten more days of reeling Joe was eye to Eye with Jake
He said, "Tell me now, you water sow, who is The baddest in this lake?"
Then Jake spit out that silver lure right back Into old Joe's face
Started dancing on his tail like a theme park Whale splashing water all over the place
Well Joe ripped off his hat and his shoes and He said, "Hooks be damned! Forget that rod, Forget that reel, I'm gonna get this fish by Hand!"
With that Old Joe jumped in the lake and he Swam out out to that fish
He grabbed his tail but Jake shook loose with One big mighty swish
Then Jake grabbed Joe by his sleeve and drug Him down below
The water did boil and bubble and blither
Didn't see him for an hour or so
Then up they shot like a water spout about a Hundred feet in the air
They were flipping and spinning and flapping And slapping and scales flying every which Where
They crashed and they splashed 'till the sun Started setting then when the water stills
Here comes Old Joe swimming life guard style
Hauling Jake in by the gills and he was singing to him
You got long green moss growing on your back And it waves in the water when you swim
Notches all along from your head to your tail where the motor of a boat dug in
You got hooks in your lips and a blood shot eye and hey Jake it wasn't your day
'Cause to Plano Joe there ain't no such thing as the one that got away!