Lyrics to
Catfish

This version of Catfish was released by Joe Cocker in 1976.

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Lazy stadium night
Catfish on the mound.
“Strike three,” the umpire said,
Batter have to go back and sit down.

Catfish, million-dollar-man,
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can.

Used to work on Mr. Finley’s farm
But the old man wouldn’t pay
So he packed his glove and took his arm
An’ one day he just ran away.

Catfish, million-dollar-man,
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can.

Come up where the Yankees are,
Dress up in a pinstripe suit,
Smoke a custom-made cigar,
Wear an alligator boot.

Catfish, million-dollar-man,
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can.

Carolina born and bred,
Love to hunt the little quail.
Got a hundred-acre spread,
Got some huntin’ dogs for sale.

Catfish, million-dollar-man,
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can.

Reggie Jackson at the plate
Seein’ nothin’ but the curve,
Swing too early or too late
Got to eat what Catfish serve.

Catfish, million-dollar-man,
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can.

Even Billy Martin grins
When the Fish is in the game.
Every season twenty wins
Gonna make the Hall of Fame.

Catfish, million-dollar-man,
Nobody can throw the ball like Catfish can.

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Joe Cocker has released many songs over the years besides Catfish. Joe Cocker released songs from 1969 to 2007 spanning across albums like With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker!, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Joe Cocker, I Can Stand A Little Rain, Jamaica Say You Will, Stingray, Luxury You Can Afford, Sheffield Steel, Civilized Man, Cocker, Unchain My Heart, One Night Of Sin, Night Calls, Have A Little Faith, Organic, Across From Midnight, No Ordinary World, Respect Yourself, Heart & Soul, and Hymn For My Soul. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Joe Cocker.

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About Lyrics and Catfish by Joe Cocker

The lyrics to Catfish are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Joe Cocker in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Catfish are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Joe Cocker and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Catfish back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Catfish by Joe Cocker in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Catfish" means the words set to the music of Catfish, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Joe Cocker. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Catfish and the lyrics to Catfish are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Joe Cocker who came here looking just for the lyrics to Catfish, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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