PRIMUS - Last Salmon Man lyrics

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The river water diverts to other places

To nurture central valley seeds

The northern waters that slosh 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 shipping ferries 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 and moved away

But after the stroke, he promised to his father

He'd do his best to stay

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He'd remember the days when his father used to show him

How to set the temp on the fuel?

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's? clan

*JAM SESSION*

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

CHORUS

Last Salmon Man

He's the Last Salmon Man

He's the Last Salmon Man

He's the Last Salmon Man, from the MacGoverner's? clan