Me and brother Bill was goin' a fishin' down to the river one day

Had a can of worms and a willer pole a big can of minners and a lot of sourdough

The fish were a bitin' we're gonna have fun

Then the big man come said I'm a game warden chases me and brother Bill away

We take 'em out of sack and throw them all back the big man him did say

Well you gotta have a license gotta have a license

We asked him why he replied cause you gotta have a license

Well I'm drivin' down the open highway passin' up highway patrolman

Let me go right along and I'd-a no do wrong trees go by me think I'm a flyin'

I sing a little song and I have lotta fun

Then before I know whistle blow a big man rolled my way

He pullin' down and I'm hit the ground

Shakin' so cause I have to know the big man him do say

Well you gotta have a license gotta have a license

I asked him why he replied cause you gotta have a license

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Well I got a little gal her name Emilou she makin' me feel a funny

I love that gal with a big lotta noise she gave me kiss she given no joy

Me pretty young and I wanna lotta fun

But she tell me no watch my step she don't wanna be too gay

She said don't I told you a lot of big times the little gal she did say

Well we gotta have a license gotta have a license

I asked her why she repied cause you gotta have a license