John Prine - Fish and Whistle lyrics

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