Gone Fishing
Lyrics by
Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell
Performer(s)
Tom Penta Laura Penta Victoria Ferrer Louise Roberts Joanna Wyatt Junior Campbell (draft only )
Series
3 (produced ) 4 (music video )
Released
4 October 1993 (UK, Audiobook ) 21 February 1995 (US/CAN, Music Video, VHS ) 4 November 1996 (US, Music Video ) 3 March 1997 (UK, Music Video, VHS ) 9 March 1998 (AUS/NZ, Music Video, VHS ) 1 January 1999 (JPN, Music Video, VHS ) 27 December 2002 (KOR, Music Video )
Gone Fishing is the first song from the fourth series dedicated to people fishing and/or to the first series episode, Thomas Goes Fishing . It aired on TV in the US in the Shining Time Station spin-off, Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales episode Splish, Splash, Splosh in 1996.
Lyrics
Original version
VERSE 1:
Sometimes it's nice to take some time out
Do what you really want to do.
Just to relax and let the world fly by you.
Forget your worries, no need to hurry.
Just leave a sign to say...
CHORUS:
Gone fishing, gone fishing.
It's a sunny old day and you're on your way.
Gone fishing.
Gone fishing, Gone fishing.
It's a sunny old day and you're on your way.
Why don't we all go fishing?
VERSE 2:
You drop your line down to the river
Waiting to see what you can find.
Whatever life has to offer you.
You know you'll take it, stand up and face it
Smiling along the way...
(CHORUS)
BRIDGE:
There's nothing better on a sunny day
When all your work is done.
Throw down your line, settle down.
Surprise, surprise, look what you've found…
(LOUD WHISTLE)
(CHORUS)
OUTRO:
It's a sunny old day and you're on your way…
Gone fishing!
Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales
Sometimes it's nice to take some time out
Do what you really want to do.
Just to relax and let the world fly by you.
Forget your worries, no need to hurry.
Just leave a sign to say…
CHORUS:
Gone fishing, gone fishing.
It's a sunny old day and you're on your way.
Gone fishing.
Gone fishing, Gone fishing.
It's a sunny old day and you're on your way.
Why don't we all go fishing?
BRIDGE:
There's nothing better on a sunny day
When all your work is done.
Throw down your line, settle down.
Surprise, surprise, look what you've found…
(LOUD WHISTLE)
(CHORUS)
OUTRO:
It's a sunny old day and you're on your way…
Gone fishing!
Characters
Locations
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Thomas Goes Fishing:
A deleted scene of the people fishing.
An alternate shot of the bucket being lifted up.
A deleted scene showing the carcass of Sir Topham Hatt's fish after he finishes his meal.
Percy's Promise:
An extended scene of Thomas passing the canal.
A deleted scene shows Thomas puffing past the coastal village while pulling Annie and Clarabel.
An extended beginning of Thomas traveling through the seaside cliffs.
A faded extended ending of Thomas going under the rock.
Thomas passing a small bridge with Annie and Clarabel.
Donald's Duck - An extended scene of Donald going through the countryside past the duckling.
Trust Thomas:
An extended faded beginning of Thomas crashing onto the jetty.
An alternate take of the jetty hitting the other side of the pond, causing the water to splash more violently.
An extended scene of Thomas sinking.
An extended ending of Thomas being rescued.
Thomas and Stepney:
An extended long-shot of Thomas puffing through the countryside.
An extended scene of Thomas puffing through the countryside with Annie and Clarabel.
The music video features scenes shot especially for the video, relating to the song.
Thomas stops at a small bridge , where his driver and fireman start to fish.
Thomas smiling at the end of the harbour 's quayside, while his driver and fireman are fishing on the barge .
Thomas puffing along the coast with Annie and Clarabel.
Various shots of a sign reading "Gone Fishing".
Trivia
A draft version of the song features Junior Campbell singing the two verses of the song with children singing the breakdown and the last line of the song and Junior and the children singing the chorus, an extended intro, and less instrument layering on the chorus. This can only be seen on Rusty to the Rescue and Other Thomas Stories and heard on Thomas' Songs & Roundhouse Rhythms . However, the 2020 re-release of the latter album features the final version instead.
When this song aired on the Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales episode, Splish, Splash, Splosh in 1996, the first chorus and the second verse were skipped due to time constraints. The sing along lyrics were also taken from the VHS, Rusty to the Rescue.
The Norwegian dub has a completely different musical arrangement and is also in a different key.
The Japanese dub is sung by Keiko Toda as Thomas , whom of course, Thomas sings the song throughout.
The version featured on the official YouTube channel removes the instrumental before the first verse.
This is the only song in the fourth series where the title card was not shown in the opening theme.
Goofs
During the lines "Why don't we all" (on all choruses) and "Surprise Surprise" the lyrics fade out too early.
In Other Languages
Language
Title
Brazilian Portuguese
Pescando
Japanese
さかなつり
Korean
낚시를 떠나요
Latin American Spanish
De pesca
Norwegian
Er ute og fisker
Home Media Releases
UK/IRL
AUS/NZ
US
CAN
Rusty to the Rescue (draft version )
Sing-Along and Stories
Best of James (DVD only )
DVD Boxsets
JPN
KOR
CDs
Song
Gone Fishing - Music Video
Short
Gone Fishing Draft version
Extended
Series 3
Thomas' Anthem
Series 4
Gone Fishing | Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover | Really Useful Engine | The Island Song | Let's Have a Race | Toby
Series 5
Night Train | Percy's Seaside Trip | Come for the Ride | Harold the Helicopter | Donald's Duck | Sir Topham Hatt | Accidents Will Happen | Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining | It's Great to Be an Engine | The Snow Song
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Shining Time | I Know How the Moon Must Feel | The Locomotion | Some Things Never Leave You | Summer Sunday | The Whistling Song | Girl in Green
Series 6
Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo | Little Engines | Never, Never, Never Give Up | James the Really Splendid Engine | Winter Wonderland | Down by the Docks
Series 7
Five New Engines in the Shed | Troublesome Trucks | The Red Balloon | Salty | The Whistle Song | There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away
Series 8
Sounds | Engine Roll Call | A World Around You | Emily | Surprises | Determination | Patience | Ode to Gordon
Calling All Engines!
Busy | Trying to Do Things Better | Together | The Dream Song
Series 9
Brave | Day and Night | Party Time | Pride | Every Day's a Special Day on Sodor | Buffer Up and Share | Togetherness
Jack and the Pack
The Work Song | One Friendly Family
Series 10
Doing It Right | Favourite Place | H Is for Harold | Navigation | There's Always Something New | Responsibility | Strength
Series 11
The Narrow Gauge Engines
The Great Discovery
Thomas and James are Racing | There's a Job for Everyone | Where, oh Where Is Thomas? | Thomas, You're the Leader
Hero of the Rails
Go, Go Thomas
Series 13
Roll Along
Misty Island Rescue
Misty Island Rescue
Series 14
All You Need | The Fat Controller
Day of the Diesels
Day of the Diesels
Series 15
Hear the Engines Coming
Blue Mountain Mystery
Working Together | Blue Mountain Mystery
Series 16
Thomas and Percy
King of the Railway
Searching Everywhere | It's Gonna Be a Great Day
Series 17
Hey, Hey Thomas! | On a Journey Today
Tale of the Brave
Monsters Everywhere | Tale of the Brave | Let's Be Brave
Series 18
It's Christmas Time | The Best Friends Express
Thomas' YouTube World Tour
Rules and Regulations | That's What Friends are For
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
Never Overlook a Little Engine | We Make a Team Together
Series 19
There's Snow Place Like Home | Let's Go! | Race with You | Spring is Here!
The Great Race
Will You Won't You | Streamlining | Full of Surprises | You Can Only Be You | The Shooting Star is Coming Through | Be Who You Are, and Go Far
Series 20
Glynn's Christmas Wish | It's Halloween
Journey Beyond Sodor
Somebody Has to be the Favourite | Who's Thomas? | The Hottest Place in Town | I Want to Go Home | We Can't Do Anything | The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends
Series 21
Set Friendship in Motion
Big World! Big Adventures!
Where in the World Is Thomas? | Wake Up | Enda Ulale | We're Friends | Free and Easy | Sometimes You Make a Friend
Series 22
Big World! Big Adventures! | The Journey Never Ends | All the Girls Around the World | The Steam Team | Let's Dream
Series 23
Legend of the Lost Engine | The Sodor Construction Crew | Don't Stop
Series 24
Party Train | How Does it Work? | Fall is So Much Fun | The Little Engine Who Believed | New Year's Day with Thomas
Nursery Rhymes
Six Little Trains | Percy! | Tunnels, Bridges, Tracks and Hills | The Wheels on the Train | Chuff, Chuff, Chuff Along | If You're Happy and You Know It | Another Day on Sodor | Old McColl's Farm | Hickory Tickory Tock | Pop Goes the Diesel! | Thomas Found a Little Lamb | Twinkle, Twinkle Sodor Sky | My Name is Thomas | Five Little Railway Friends | Happy Birthday to You
Miscellaneous
I'm Thomas the Tank Engine | Thomas' Christmas Song | The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Kids for Character | Courage | Teamwork | Problem Solving | Responsibility | He's So Brave | Friendship | A Thomas Birthday Wish | A Sodor Summertime | Watch Out, Thomas!
Series 1
I'm Gonna Chug | Secret Agents | Chugga-Chugga Snooze Snooze | Knights of the Turntable | I Sure Am Feeling Lucky | A Partner on the Rails | Music is Everywhere | Chasing Rainbows | The Mail Delivery Song | If I Was a Super Train | Get on the Laugh Track | On My Own | Everyone is Afraid a Little | What Brave Engines Do | Between You and Me | Feet, Tailbone, Ribs and Claws | The Number One Engine | What's Awesome About This Place | Blowing Off Steam | A Gift to Remember | Fall Fun | My Rusty Can | Together We Can | He Should Have Given You Back | Celebrate | Song of Sodor
Race for the Sodor Cup
When I Go Fast | The Training Song | Look It's Us
Series 2
You Can't Stop Me! | Fast to Go Slow | Welcome to Sodor | A Mistake is What it Takes | This Was Unexpected | Stuck in the Mud at Night | Christmas Spirit | Good as New | Plow to Have Fun on the Job | Feel the Hush | The World Has a Mind of its Own | What's Really Real | What I Can Do and What I Can't | Peep Peep, We're Counting Sheep | How to Solve a Mystery | Sandy's Strength | The Sodor Shanty | When You Go to Sea | Blues Buddy | Good Sports | Work Together | Friendship Map | Talking Makes it Better | Take a Closer Look | The Waiting Game | The Sights of Sodor
The Mystery of Lookout Mountain
Warning: Biggest Adventure Ahead | A Whole New Place | Job to Do
The Great Bubbly Build
Focus on the FUNction | Put the Fun in Function
Series 3
Worth Doing Right | Abraca-Diesel | Stuff | Instead | I Wish | Make Things Right | Find a New Way | Building Better for Everyone | Slow It on Down | When the Night Comes on | Quackity Quack | Winter Games | The Smells of Sodor
The Christmas Letter Express
Christmastime on the Rails | A Christmas Wish | Ho-Ho-Hold on Santa Claus!
Series 4
Stay on Track with Yourself | The True You | I'm A-Okay
Miscellaneous
Theme Song | Train School Song