Harry looked at Mary,
Didn't have to think about it twice,
'Cause Mary was a looker,

Oh, and she was lookin' real nice.
She was worth about a couple of million,
And he didn't have a dime,

But he'd wade in to his neck for her,
And he dropped a line.


Some guys offer money, some guys offer time,
Some guys cast a dinner spell
while others reel with the wine;

And every one's got his own special way to bait the line,
He said, "I guess you've heard 'em all by now,
but you might as well hear mine.


"I was just sittin' here checkin' you out,
Forgettin' everything I was thinkin' about,

And all I got left is one little doubt,
I wanna know if you're in or you're out,
'cause baby, I'm hot to trout."


They stopped for drinks in Shreveport,
They were high by Lafayette,

Some things they did down in New Orleans
ain't been invented yet!
She was happy just wastin' money,

He seemed happy just wastin' time,
So she waded out to try her luck,
And she dropped a line.


She said, "I was just sitting' here checkin' you out,
Thinkin' 'bout the livin' I been doin' without,

My vote goes for staying out and about,
I wanna know if you're in or you're out,
'cause baby, I'm hot to trout."


Ring one up for Harry,
He did everything just right,

Ring one up for Mary too,
They were hot to trout that night.
He was feelin' like a couple of million,

And she left her bags behind,
It might not have been a perfect cast
but they dropped a line.


Some folks never look for it,
Some look but never find,

Some give up when it gets away
and they stretch a bit by lyin'.
The market says that fishin' for it's

just a waste of time,
And I guess you've heard a million songs,
But you might as well hear mine.


I was just sittin' here checkin' you out,
Forgettin' everything I was thinkin' about,

And all I got left is one little doubt,
I wanna know are you in or you out,
'cause baby, I'm hot to trout.

Baby, I'm hot to trout!