Like a Cannon in the Rain
There are some songs that sound good forever. In 1988 The Waterboys released “Fishermans Blues”, a 13 track album without so much as a murmur from pop gurus everywhere. Overlooked by most the title track made it to number 32 in the UK charts, and when re-released in the early nineties it scrapped to number 75.
The song itself is as big a folk anthem as you will ever find. Loved by many people, and held as The Waterboys finest work. It’s feel good, fast paced, toe tapping guitars, fiddles, and mandolin make for a really great tune.
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The Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues Lyrics
I wish I was a fisherman
tumblin’ on the seas
far away from dry land
and it’s bitter memories
castin’ out my sweet line
with abandonment and love
no ceiling bearin’ down on me
save the starry sky above
with light in my head
with you in my arms…
i wish i was the brakeman
on a hurtlin fevered train
crashin head long into the heartland
like a cannon in the rain
with the feelin of the sleepers
and the burnin of the coal
countin the towns flashin by
and a night that’s full of soul
with light in my head
with you in my arms…
And I know I will be loosened
from the bonds that hold me fast
and the chains all around me
will fall away at last
and on that grand and fateful day
I will take thee in my hand
I will ride on a train
I will be the fisherman
With light in my head
You in my arms…
Light in my head
You in my arms…
Light in my head
You…
With light in my head
You in my arms…
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