About two years after my father had passed away I was clearing out my shed and found my fathers old fishing pole and tackle box. It was a really hot day and I needed a rest so I sat down and held the fishing pole for a while thinking about all the days my dad and I went fishing and how I'd not been fishing since he died! I missed him so much and I picked up my guitar and started the first verse and burst into tears! This was the song about my father that I'd been wanting to write since he died but just couldn't bring myself to do it, as I guess it hurt too much! Anyway, I'd had enough of clearing the shed and wrote the song!

Lyrics

THIS OL’ FISHING POLE (Graham Rodgers ©2015)

THIS OL’ FISHING POLE
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE IT’S SEEN THAT OL’ FISHING HOLE
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
IT’S BEEN HIDING IN THIS SHED FROM THE LIGHT OF DAY
IT’S KINDA’ HARD TO HOLD
THIS OL’ FISHING POLE

AND THIS TACKLE BOX
WELL IT AIN’T BEEN OPEN SINCE THE DAY THAT IT WAS LOCKED
IF I LIFT THE LID
I’LL FIND EVERYTHING IN PLACE JUST HOW YOU LEFT IT
IT’S KINDA HARD TO UNLOCK
THIS OL’ TACKLE BOX

WELL I REMEMBER LONG HOT SUMMER DAYS
SITTING BY YOUR SIDE IN THE EVENING HAZE
WE’D BE LAUGHIN’ AND YOU’D BE TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LIFE
WITH ONE EYE ON THE WATER AND WHEN YOU GOT A BITE
I’D SEE IT BEND AND BOW
THIS ‘OL FISHING POLE

I AIN’T BEEN FISHING SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE
I KNOW THAT YOU’D WANT ME TO CARRY ON
AND YOU’D TELL ME THAT WHAT EVER LIFE THROWS
YOU’VE GOTTA BEND AND BOW JUST LIKE THIS FISHING POLE

WELL IT’S A SUNNY DAY
AND I’VE HAD ENOUGH OF CLEARING THIS SHED ANYWAY
AND I THINK IT’S TIME
TO GO DOWN TO THAT FISHING HOLE AND WET SOME LINE
AND GET TO KNOW
THIS OL’ FISHING POLE

YES I REMEMBER LONG HOT SUMMER DAYS
SITTING BY YOUR SIDE IN THE EVENING HAZE
WE’D BE LAUGHIN’ AND YOU’D BE TALKIN’ ‘BOUT LIFE
WITH ONE EYE ON THE WATER AND WHEN YOU GOT A BITE
I’D SEE IT BEND AND BOW
THIS ‘OL FISHING POLE

I SWEAR THAT I CAN FEEL YOUR SOUL WHEN I’M HOLDING THIS ‘OL FISHING POLE