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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tony Joe White
Vocals
Dan Auerbach
Electric Guitar
Sam Bacco
Percussion
Gene Chrisman
Drums
Eric Deaton
Bass Guitar
Ray Jacildo
Hammond Organ
Marcus King
Electric Guitar
Bobby Wood
Piano
Mike Rojas
Clavinet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tony Joe White
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dan Auerbach
Producer
Michael Deano
Assistant Engineer
Mickey Smay
Assistant Engineer
Jody White
Producer
M. Allen Parker
Recording Engineer
Caleb Vanbuskirk
Engineer
Trey Keller
Engineer
Ryan McFadden
Engineer
Ryan Smith
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Bubba Jones was a good ol' boy
Lived back in the woods
Drove a four-wheel drive pickup
Kept it running good
Had a little ol' five-horse Mercury
The thing was bad to smoke
Spent his spare time fishing
In a ten-foot aluminum boat
'Cause there was a lot of money to be had
For the man who caught the world record large-mouth bass
Bubba had a dream one night
Everything seemed surreal
He caught a bass that weighed 25 pounds
On a Zebco spinning reel
He was getting anxious
But he waited 'til the moon was right
He loaded up his truck and boat
Headed out before daylight
He stopped for bologna and crackers, and a little gas
And he was off to catch a world record large-mouth bass
He had a small fortune in plastic worms, auto-fishing lures
He's throwing 'em hard and throwing 'em long
Nothing was doin' no good
Then he looked inside his tackle box
Seen a lure his grandpa made
He tied it on, and he let it go
Over in a Cyprus shade
He let it sit real still, wiggled it kinda slow
Then it seemed like the whole lake exploded
And it shook him down to his toes
Bubba said, "Mm
Believe I got something here that might last
It just might be the world record large-mouth bass"
But he knew he was in trouble
Knew it was out of hand
When it almost jerked him out of his boat
That's when he swallowed his Red Man
And that ol' bass came up on top of the water
Started dancing on his tail
And it sounded something like
Bubba, bubba, bubba, bubba, bubba
Well, it broke his line and blew his mind
Then he started to shake
But he finally got ahold of himself
Had a little Gatorade
Bubba was down and out, but he had class
When he shook his fist and said
"I'll be back for the world record large-mouth bass"
Bubba, bubba, bubba, bubba, bubba
Written by: Tony Joe White