One More Cast (Jones) Emus Way Music / BMI ©2000

It all started back in April, at the end of the Depression
Their father was a catcher, could have played for the Yankees
Pops and grounders didn't matter much, Ted and Bud had one thing on their minds
Ride their bikes to Manhasset Bay and toss in a line

One more cast that's all I'll make
Try to catch the one that, got away
One last chance, I swear I won't be late
Just one more cast, I know he's bound to take it

Ted and Bud went to North Creek, stayed a summer with their ol' Aunt Olive
Built by hand, Jody and Gamma, row your boats down the Hudson
Old man Ehler owned the fishing shop, out on the river that morning catching browns
He wasn't using worms or hoppers, just casting a fly

One more cast that's all I'll make
Try to catch the one that, got away
One last chance, I swear I won't be late
Just one more cast, I know he's bound to take it

At eleven years old, Ted tied his own, caught a 27 inch pickerel
Old man Ehler couldn't believe his eyes, it was the biggest one that he ever saw
Buddy went back to Thirteenth Brook, 50 years away had gone by
Aunt Olive's cabin had burned down, but the fish in the pool on the rise

One more cast that's all I'll make
Try to catch the one that, got away
One last chance, I swear I won't be late
Just one more cast, I know he's bound to take it