Down by the river by the old oak tree This fishin' woman, she cast a spell on me Her big brown eyes put my head in a spin She threw her line out, boy, and she reeled me in No matter what I say, no matter what I do She got me hooked on her catfish stew Oh she knew I was a hungry man She melted butter in an old black pan She stirred my soul when she made her roux I got a taste of her catfish stew I've got a secret fishing hole And you got the right fishing pole She said, when the fish is bitin', boy, you can't be late Come on pretty boy don't you hesitate No matter what I say, or what I do She got me hooked on her catfish stew From a Louisiana woman to a Mississippi man I melted like butter when she held my hand She stirred my soul when she made her roux I can't get enough of her catfish stew