Fishin' in the Dark
(Photoglo, J and Waldman, W)
Performed by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonight
Shinin' through the trees
Crickets are singin' and lightning bugs
Are floatin' on the breeze, baby get ready
Across the field where the crick turns back
By the old stump row
I'm gonna take you to a special place
That nobody knows baby get ready
You and me go fishin' in the dark
Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moonlight
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow
Stayin' the whole night through
It feels so good to be with you
Spring is almost over and the summer's come
And the days are gettin' long
Waited all winter for the time to be right
Just to take you along, baby get ready
And it don't matter if we sit forever
And the fish don't bite
Jump in the river and cool ourselves
From the heat of the night, baby get ready
You and me go fishin' in the dark
Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moonlight
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow
Stayin' the whole night through
It feels so good to be with you
You and me go fishin'
(You and me go fishin in the dark)
In the dark lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows, down by the river
(Down by the light)
In the full moonlight we'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
(We'll be fallin in love)
Just movin' slow
You and me go fishin'
(You and me go fishin' in the dark)
In the dark lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moonlight
(Down by the light)
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Dave and I went to see Nitty Gritty Dirt Band the other night - mostly because it wasn't sold out when I saw an ad and looked into it (we were able to get second row centre a week before the concert; must have been returned tickets because it ended up being pretty full) and because this is the year of why not. I wouldn't say either of us is a fan of country music, but Fishin' in the Dark was definitely iconic to me. Released in 1987, while I was still living in Alberta, that song was a big hit on top forty radio, and as I put in my facebook post on the concert, it was one of my top picks for a wedding song if Dave would have learned to Two Step (but since he ended up breaking his foot the week before our wedding, that's all moot).
The concert was actually a whole lot of fun: the original members were charming and the lead singer (Jeff Hanna) told great stories. The old guys were joined by Hanna's son Jaime (formerly of the Mavericks) and on mandolin and fiddle, Ross Holmes (formerly a touring musician with Mumford & Sons), and the entire band was tight and polished. Every time I say to Dave,"Are you sure they won't be too old and sad?" whenever I see another ad for some old rockers making their way to a venue near us, he always insists that they're going to be great. And so far, they have been.
In the end, I'll take any chance to go out somewhere fun with Dave (but maybe not actually fishin' in the dark?)
