I didn't know this theme song had words.

[texanwitch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA-PdP4k4Xw&feature=related

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. That show used to be...

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...the most popular show around the world (I think it was
supplanted eventually by "Baywatch").
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I used to watch it in German when I lived there. Hilarious!!
The actor doing the voice for Hoss had the high, squeaky,
cracking voice of a relatively small 16-year-old boy.
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[texanwitch]

2. That is to funny.

This show was on forever like Gunsmoke.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. The RADIO show of Gunsmoke...

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was probably on from 1952 to 1961 and is my favorite oldtime
radio show by far. I like it better than the TV version --
which was pretty darn good.
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[texanwitch]

3. Ringo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCyuq-ofnPc&feature=related

[Bucky]

5. Wrong version. You should have posted Johnny Cash's cover of "Bonanza". Here.

I'll do it for ya...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd35tBlUlr8

[texanwitch]

6. This version sounds better.

To bad it wasn't on the tv.

[conscious evolution]

7. The Andy Griffith Shows theme song

also has lyrics.
Well, now, take down your fishin' pole and meet me at The Fishin' Hole,
We may not get a bite all day, but don't you rush away.

What a great place to rest your bones and mighty fine for skippin' stones,
You'll feel fresh as a lemonade, a-settin' in the shade.

Whether it's hot, whether it's cool, oh what a spot for whistlin' like a fool.

What a fine day to take a stroll and wander by The Fishin' Hole,
I can't think of a better way to pass the time o' day.

We'll have no need to call the roll when we get to The Fishin' Hole,
There'll be you, me, and Old Dog Trey, to doodle time away.

If we don't hook a perch or bass, we'll cool our toes in dewy grass,
Or else pull up a weed to chaw, and maybe set and jaw.

Hangin' around, takin' our ease, watchin' that hound a-scratchin' at his fleas.

Come on, take down your fishin' pole and meet me at The Fishin' Hole,
I can't think of a better way to pass the time o' day.