FAWM: "Dirt Fishin"

Dirt Fishin

1 week ago by @schnowd

Dirt Fishin

schnowd

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Liner Notes

I enjoy several hobbies now that I'm retired but my favorite is metal detecting. (wintertime drives me crazy with snow and cold keeping me out of the field). But it inspired me to write a happy tune and the opportunity to use my ukulele again this year. Here is a photo of one day's hunt. Some kid buried his cars in a playground and... the rest is history. Hope you enjoy. #ukulele #onetake #fun

Lyrics

Dirt Fishing F.A.W.M. 2026 ©schnowd

The day starts like any other Check the weather, is it sunny or rain There’s treasure out there somewhere And I’m gonna try my luck again

Got my destinations mapped out And my gear all ready to go There’s gems just waiting out there for me On the surface or down below

Dirt Fishin, Oh I’m Dirt Fishin I Don’t care if I find treasure or trash Dirt Fishin, Oh I’m Dirt Fishin Someday I’m gonna find that gold cache

Power: on, headphones: check Shovel and goody bag ready The detector’s in fine form today As I keep my swinging arm steady

What will I find on my hunt today It doesn’t matter what I dig All sorts of metal objects Maybe coins or a thingamajig

Dirt Fishin, Oh I’m Dirt Fishin Don’t care if I find treasure or trash Dirt Fishin, Oh I’m Dirt Fishin Someday I’m gonna find that gold cache

Oh yes, someday I'm gonna find that gold cache!

Comments

@max 13h

Hello fellow recently retired FAWMer! What a fun song to listen to. Have you tried magnet fishing already?

@wobbiewobbit 2d

dirt fishing is a cool term. nice little ditty i picture being played round a campfire

@richaaaay 1w

Dirt Fishing is a great title for metal detector song. Just a fun hobby and a fun song…Good luck with it.

@tspoon 1w

I love the Uke Scott! very clever and catchy ditty about your hobby. Never knew that's what they called it. Feel bad for the kid who lost his cars tho 😀 sounds great.

@prsongsmith 1w

Ha! "Dirt Fishing!" Love it! One of my current obsessions is the "Time Team" BBC archaeology show on Youtube, so now the algorithm is feeding me tons of metal-detecting and magnet-fishing content. Gonna be humming this one all day now. Great stuff!