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Gone Fishing (Original Version)
If someone should ask for me, tell ’em heaven is where I’ll be. I’ve finished all my life’s chores, and now I fish on heaven’s shores. The view is grand and the fishing’s great, but I yearn for you as I wait. I’ll save a spot on the river’s bend, for all those I call family and friend. But for now, head out to sea and make a cast in memory, to all the good times that you had, with me — your friend, your grandpa, your dad. And if the fish no longer bite or seem no longer worth the fight, because it’s me that you are missin’, don’t worry, be glad — I’ve only gone fishin’.
Gone Fishing (Revised Version)
If someone should ask for me, tell ‘em heaven is where I’ll be. I’ve finished all my life’s chores, and now I fish on heaven’s shores. The view is grand and the fishing’s great, but I yearn for you as I wait. I’ll save a spot on the river’s bend, for all those I call family and friend. But for now, sail out to sea, and make a cast in memory, to all the good times from the past, so the memories will ever last. And if the fish no longer bite or seem no longer worth the fight, because it’s me that you are missin’, don’t worry, be glad — I’ve only gone fishin’.
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