Album: Seminole Wind (1992)

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• Ever since the days of old
  Men would search for wealth untold
  They'd dig for silver and for gold
  And leave the empty holes
  And way down south in the Everglades
  Where the black water rolls and the saw grass waves
  The eagles fly and the otters play
  In the land of the Seminole
  
  So blow, blow Seminole wind
  Blow like you're never gonna blow again
  I'm callin' to you like a long-lost friend
  But I know who you are
  And blow, blow from the Okeechobee
  All the way up to Micanopy
  Blow across the home of the Seminole
  The alligator and the gar
  
  Progress came and took its toll
  And in the name of flood control
  They made their plans and they drained the land
  Now the Glades are goin' dry
  And the last time I walked in the swamp
  I stood up on a cyprus stump
  I listened close and I heard the ghost
  Of Oseola cry
  
  So blow, blow Seminole wind
  Blow like you're never gonna blow again
  I'm callin' to you like a long-lost friend
  But I know who you are
  And blow, blow from the Okeechobee
  All the way up to Micanopy
  Blow across the home of the Seminole
  The alligator and the gar Writer/s: John David Anderson
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 9

• Charles KrienkeThis song appears to convey a powerful truth. The lyrics imply flood control was merely a tactic used to destroy the natural habitat for financial gain. The theme of perceived progress at the expense of the Seminole Indian tribes aligns with the message suggested by the song’s title. Much like Christian progressive revelation comes at the expense of Jewish identity, the Jewish religion has been undermined in favor of a newer covenant and newer Israel. why-should-someone-attend-church Thankfully for us mortals, God is unchanging and faithfully remembers His covenants forever. See Gen. 9:15-16; 17:1-2
• Flip Wilson from AlabamaThe song Seminole wind is about his best friend bo antley who used to drive his bus..my wife and her family knows John Anderson quite well.so with that being said you people have it wrong and listen to that song again and let me know if you still think that what you have posted is right
• Rodolfo Platero from Auckland, New ZealandFor seven years I lived in Orlando, Fl. From 2000 to 2007 and learned a lot about amazing American history and the lives of the people of Florida. I understand that this is a vivid reflection of how we are capable at times throughout history to destroy everything we touch. My question in this comment is if we will continue to do the same on other planets that we are so eager to conquer?
  Greetings and I wish the best for everyone on this 2021 from New Zealand.
• Jorge Mcsuave from St.augustineUsed to go to a Youth Conservation Camp at lake Tulsa Apopka, as a kid, had alligator pit, learned how to clean n eat armadillo, hold gators, snakes, canoed on Pristine lake, rowboats, swamp walks, saw bobcat's, fox , bear marks, heard panther screams...was awesome for a Native Fla boy from Miami.Became a Ranger and had the privilege of working at Payne's Prairie, in Micanopy...met and hung out with Guy Labree and Seminole Cheif, Osceola , while working at Folk festival in White Springs..mid 80s ...Great Floridians/ Native Sons..My father born in Vero Bch, 1920s..not many of us left ! Like the Panther and Bear, becoming quite Rare.
• Stukka63 from St. Augustine, Fla.@ Leah from Brookland, Ny.
  I was here way before Disney showed up.
  John Anderson is from Apopka, the foliage capitol of the world. Ha ha
  Huge fertilizer was run off into the 3rd largest lake In Fla.
  The lake is pretty much nothing now.
  Lilly pad islands all over the lake, water is like a mud color.
  It’s called lake Apopka. Used to be called sportsman paradise.
  Thank you all for moving here.
• Camille from Toronto, OhAbsolutely incredible song. I understand it's about the plight of the Seminole Indians. However, I 'd always heard that the "Seminole Winds" were about "winds of change". This song was very popular when I learned my husband and I had finally conceived a child after trying for two years. At one point, we'd both resigned ourselves to being childless, altho we still tried for a baby. So when the magic happened, our whole outlook on life took this huge shift while we adjusted our life around this new, uncharted territory we were heading in to. As I associated the song with change, I would sing it as if I was being sent into my future with the Seminole winds swirling around me. Our child is now in college and has been the most incredible gift we've ever received.
• Leah from Brooklyn, NyAs a resident of Central Florida's Seminole County, I can tell you that some of us get nervous, whenever we hear this tune on the radio. The wind seldom blows here in this swampy climate away from the coast...unless it's a hurricane.
• Briar from Hazard, KySeminole Wind is all about progress and the destruction of natural habitat.
• Wayne from Crockett, TxAs much as this song is about the Seminole Indians, it speaks volumes about the loss of habitat at the expense of what is called 'progress'. Great song John.

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