John the Fisherman Lyrics
His mind would turn unto the water
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!"
They 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 before my days are done
I want to be a fisherman
I'll live and die a fisherman"
Calling John the Fisherman
We're calling John the Fisherman
I think the story is a frankeinstien of stories, a combination of childhood experiences/fanticies, also that probable story of the sinking ship, and I heard something about the stroy having something having to do with Les's father or grandfather.
This is a great song, it was the first Primus video I saw. It has loads of really cool cartoons in it,I recommend finding it.
It's about a young lad who wants to grow up and be a fisherman (could be about a young Les like Wurby said.)
I think this song is about drugs... nah just kiddin, there just always seems to be some fucker who puts that
ahahah i know man, pisses me off
ahahah i know man, pisses me off
I think it could be about how Les Claypool felt when he was younger. He's known to love fishing, after all. This is one of my favorite Primus songs.
Yeah, this track has a kind of romantic (but not sentimental mind you) feel to it, which is rare in a Primus song (which are usually much more straight up). It thus (to me) has a kind of Tom Waits' feel about it. This definately helps it stand out, and is one of the reasons why it's one my favourite Primus songs - it's subtly distinct. I love the final lines, " 'I'll live and die a fisherman.' Calling John the Fisherman.."
well the boat in the video was actually his grandfathers and it dissapeared one day maybe its about that
hey were the random outburst go ???
This is my all time favorite Primus song. It's about a man who as a child loved fishing, but everyone shunned him for it. When he got older, he became a professional fisherman, but he soon died when his boat sank during a storm. Very simple, but still good. I hate the fact that people always say "I heard this song on Guitar Hero". Let me tell you a few things: 1. This was the song that got me into Primus, 2. I didn't hear it on Guitar Hero, because I never played it, and 3. Guitar Hero is for people who can't play a real guitar. Les Claypool didn't get to be who he is from playing a fake guitar. PRIMUS SUCKS!!
Pretty much my favorite Primus song, it's so damn good.