Last Salmon Man

Album: Green Naugahyde (2011)
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  • The river water diverts to other places
    To nurture central valley seeds
    The northern waters that sloshes desert fairways
    Fulfill So-Cal golfers needs

    The Mighty Chook, it used to run the rivers
    To the grounds where they spawn
    Thin numbers, as the tributaries waned
    Pretty soon, they'll all be gone

    Jimmy Mac runs the trawler of his father
    Who got it passed down from his Pa
    Three closed seasons, and a banknote on his shoulder
    That Jimmy's hidin' from the law

    Jimmy watched, as the bulk of the fleet
    Sold their boats or moved away
    But after the stroke, he promised to his father
    He'd do his best to stay

    He'd remember the days when his father used to show him
    How to set the temp on the gear
    His hand upon his shoulder, he looked out at the water
    Said, "Son it is my fear, that you'll be the Last Salmon Man."

    You're the Last Salmon Man
    You're the Last Salmon Man
    You're the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner clan

    2010 they re-opened North Cal waters
    To the salmon chasing slew
    Four straight days, Jimmy trolled the jagged coastline
    But, the fish were far and few

    Jimmy watched as the bulk of the fleet
    Packed their boats and moved away
    But on his death bed, he promised to his father
    He'd do his best to stay

    He'd remember the days when his father used to show him
    How to set the temp on the gear
    His hand upon his shoulder, he looked out at the water
    Said, "Son it is my fear, that you'll be the Last Salmon Man."

    You're the Last Salmon Man
    You're the Last Salmon Man
    You're the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner clan

    The Last Salmon Man
    He's the Last Salmon Man
    He's the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner clan Writer/s: LES CLAYPOOL
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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