Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk I Caught a Keeper 
I Caught a Keeper (Mike Dowling/Pinspotter Music, ASCAP) 
Well, I been fishin' in the sea of love. I been tryin' to catch the one I been dreamin' of. I guess I caught me four or five, Just enough to keep my hopes alive. I let 'em go 'cause they wouldn't do, But I caught a keeper when I caught you. I caught a keeper when I caught you. 
Now, when my friends see what I've got, They'll be cruisin' on over to my lucky spot. I tell 'em that's all right by me, There's lots of fish in the deep blue sea. You're my limit and I don't need two. 'Cause I caught a keeper when I caught you. I caught a keeper when I caught you. 
(Bridge:) On the day I found you, I remember how my motor roared. I put my arms around you, an' I hollered, "Man overboard!" 
Well, I'm so glad you didn't get away. I'm a-gonna keep you near me night and day. You're the best of the whole darned batch. You're my once-in-a-lifetime catch. But now my fishin' days are through, 'Cause I caught a keeper when I caught you. I caught a keeper when I caught you. 
(Repeat bridge and last verse.) 
As sung by Barry & Holly Tashian on "Straw into Gold," Rounder 0332, and on coll ection "Hills of Home," Rounder CD AN 16/17. JTD