A feller isn't thinkin' mean, <br /> Out fishin'; <br />His thoughts are mostly good an' clean, <br /> Out fishin'. <br />He doesn't knock his fellow men., <br />Or harbor any grudges then; <br />A feller's at his finest when <br /> Out fishin'. <br /> <br />The rich are comrades to the poor, <br /> Out fishin'; <br />All brothers of a common lure, <br /> Out fishin'. <br />The urchin with the pin an' string <br />Can chum with millionaire an' king; <br />Vain pride is a forgotten thing, <br /> Out fishin'. <br />A feller gits a chance to dream, <br /> Out fishin'; <br /> <br />He learns the beauties of a stream, <br /> Out fishin'; <br />An' he can wash his soul in air <br />That isn't foul with selfish care, <br />An' relish plain and simple fare, <br /> Out fishin'. <br /> <br />A feller has no time fer hate, <br /> Out fishin'; <br />He isn't eager to be great, <br /> Out fishin'. <br />He isn't thinkin' thoughts of pelf, <br />Or goods stacked high upon a shelf, <br />But he is always just himself, <br /> Out fishin'. <br /> <br />A feller's glad to be a friend, <br /> Out fishin' <br />A helpin' hand he'll always lend, <br /> Out fishin'. <br />The brotherhood of rod an' line <br />An' sky and stream is always fine; <br />Men come real close to God's design, <br /> Out fishin'. <br /> <br />A feller isn't plotting schemes, <br /> Out fishin'; <br />He's only busy with his dreams, <br /> Out fishin'. <br />His livery is a coat of tan, <br />His creed -to do the best he can; <br />A feller's always mostly man, <br /> Out fishin'.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/out-fishin/
