John the Fisherman

作词 : Alexander, Claypool, LaLonde
When  he  was  young  you'd  not  find  him  doing  well  in  school,
His  mind  would  turn  unto  the  waters.
Always  the  focus  of  adolescent  ridicule,
He  has  no  time  for  farmer's  daughters.
Alienated  from  the  clique  society,
A  lonely  boy  finds  peace  in  fishing.
His  mother  says "john  this  is  not  the  way  life's  supposed  to  be."
"don't  you  see  the  life  that  you  are  missing?"
And  he  says...
When  i  grow  up  i  want  to  be,
One  of  the  harvesters  of  the  sea.
I  think  before  my  days  are  done,
I  want  to  be  a  fisherman.
Now  years  gone  by  we  find  man  that  rules  the  sea.
He  sets  out  on  a  dark  may  morning .
To  bring  his  catch  back  to  this  small  community.
He  doesn't  see  the  danger  dawning.
Four  hours  up,oh  the  ocean  swelled  and  swelled,
The  fog  rolled  in  it  started  raining.
"the  starboard  bow.""oh  my  god  we're  going  down!"
The  do  not  hear  his  frantic  mayday.
And  he  says
When  i  grow  up  i  want  to  be,
One  of  the  harvesters  of  the  sea.
I  think