AN ANGLING THOUGHT.
Reading edition
BY JIMMIEBOY.
Each day I go a-fishing For bull-head or for trout; As long as I catch something I'm not at all put out. It may be perch or blue-fish, It may be mackerel, It may be cod or halibut— I like 'em all full well. I may not land a fish, sir, Save minnow or sardine; If I get one I'm happy As any boy has been. But I will tell a secret Quite close unto my soul: When I have gone a-fishing I've always had one goal, And that's some day to hook one On river, lake, or sea, To make a fight if I catch him, Or if he catches me!