I been thinking lately about the people I meet The carwash on the corner and the hole in the street The way my ankles hurt with shoes on my feet I'm wondering if I'm gonna see tomorrow Father forgive us for what we must do You forgive us and we'll forgive you We'll forgive each other til we both turn blue And we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens I was in the army but I never dug a trench I used to bust my knuckles on a monkey wrench I'd go to town and drink and give the girls a pinch I don't think they ever even noticed me Father forgive us for what we must do You forgive us and we'll forgive you We'll forgive each other til we both turn blue And we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens Fish and whistle whistle and fish Eat everything that they put on your dish When we get through we'll make a big wish That we never have to do this again again again On my very first job I said thank-you and please They made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees Then I got fired for being scared of bees And they only give me fifty cents an hour Father forgive us for what we must do You forgive us and we'll forgive you We'll forgive each other til we both turn blue And we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens Fish and whistle whistle and fish Eat everything that they put on your dish When we get through we'll make a big wish That we never have to do this again again again Father forgive us for what we must do You forgive us and we'll forgive you We'll forgive each other til we both turn blue And we'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens We'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens We'll whistle and go fishing in the heavens