Fish and Whistle - John Prine

I been thinking lately about the people I meet

The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street

The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet

And I’m wondering if I’m gonna see tomorrow

Father, forgive us for what we must do

You forgive us we’ll forgive you

We’ll forgive each other till we both turn blue

Then we’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven

I was in the army, but I never dug a trench

I used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench

I’d go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch

But I don’t think they ever even noticed me

Father, forgive us for what we must do

You forgive us, we’ll forgive you

We’ll forgive each other till we both turn blue

Then we’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven

Fish and whistle, whistle and fish

Eat everything that they put on your dish

And when we get through, we’ll make a big wish

That we never have to do this again again again

On my very first job, I said thank you and please

They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees

Then I got fired for being scared of bees

And they only give me fifty cents an hour

Father, forgive us for what we must do

You forgive us, we’ll forgive you

We’ll forgive each other till we both turn blue

Then we’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven

Fish and whistle, whistle and fish

Eat everything that they put on your dish

And when we get through, we’ll make a big wish

That we never have to do this again again again

Father, forgive us for what we must do

You forgive us, we’ll forgive you

We’ll forgive each other till we both turn blue

Then we’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven

We’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven

We’ll whistle and go fishing in heaven