New Song: "Paddle Boat" (Patreon)

This was suggested a long time ago -- literally, years -- by Ricky Lile. The keywords were "fish market", "paddle boats", and "surprise subpoena".

Oh, I went down to the fish market in my brand-new paddle boat,When De Man, he surprised me, wid a subpoena stuck down my throat.My wife said I was lazy, and she wanted a divorce,She wanted half my money, and de paddle boat, of course.

I said,You can take de money,You can take my leather coat,You can take de house, you dirty louse,But you don' get de paddle boat.

So I went down to de courthouse, and de judge, he say, "My friend,Jus' hand over de boat, now, and dis whole sad thing will end."I said, "Judge, I can't do it -- it'll never work, becauseIt's a smoother, better, quieter ride den my wife ever was."

I said,You can take de children,You can take my blue-ribbon stoat,You can take de car, an' my old guitar,But you don't get de paddle boat.

You can take everything I got,You can leave me desti-tote,Den just go away, I will be okay,Long as I got de paddle boat.

Just go away, I will be okay,Long as I got de paddle boat!