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Under the Radar

so you want a story from your old Capt MIke well let me dig'z in me pocket for sum-pim ya like I had needed more money for me to dip-in so I got a new boat for illegal shrimp-in a 300 yammaha just wouldn't do went to the store for another 2 I had to make sure, before I go that it would out run the radio it was fast, 100mph it would do and I called my boat the "Big Bambo" in the dark, we baited to be slick then the "BIg Bambo" came an dragged the crick over the boat, the old net would funnel mounds of shrimp "ItS over flowing the gunnel!" then on the radio, my wife I had to hail her we couldn't stop the boat until it's on the trailer there was a time, I got bumped on the head the boat didn't stop until it was in the truck bed then another time, I ran into a flaw didn't realize "were being watched by the law!" so me buddy Joey went to pop the nets I put it in the corner to see what she gets in the dark the law couldn't put there eyes on for the old "Big Bambo" was over the horizon hidding in creeks around a ridge or in the shaddows under a bridge they'd keep lookin thier called the DNR but they just can't find whats not on radar close but never caught for me bad deed there was a few times Joey threw the weed so they can bend over and praize for what I do and old Captain Mike will giv'em the "Big Bambo"! by Capt. Mike!

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