When I was a boy, at the Cold blue lake My daddy pulled out A fish I watched it flop and Shake Started slowin down, til It barely moved I stood ten feet back And stared Til it was Through I felt it way down Inside I felt it way down Inside Shook a pheasant from A tree When I saw that bird Come out I knew the time had Come for me She started movin for the Clear blue sky I aimed quick, let the Bullet fly I saw it goin right at Her, pass her by As I watched bird Fly away I dropped my gun and Cried I felt it way down Inside I felt it way down Inside We got a deer laid him In his tracks About fifteen mile form The hunting shack When we walked up, he Was still alive I had to cut his throat with My grandfather's knife I slit his belly, his Gentle form Had to reach my hand Inside It was soft and Warm I pulled out his heart, Took a bite As it went down my Throat I felt that animal Fight I felt it way down Inside I felt it way down Inside