Fisherman's Blues

Written by: The Waterboys

Times Played 222
First Played 08-15-2004
Last Played  07-13-2025

Lyrics:

  • I wish I was a fisherman
  • Tumblin' on the seas
  • Far away from dry land
  • And it's bitter memories
  • Casting out my sweet line
  • With abandonment and love
  • No ceiling bearin' down on me
  • Save the starry sky above

  • A light in my head
  • You in my arms
  • Woohoo!

  • A light in my head
  • You in my arms
  • Woohoo!

  • I wish I was the brakeman
  • On a hurtlin' fevered train
  • Crashing headlong into the heartland
  • Like a cannon in the rain
  • With the beating of the sleepers
  • And the burnin' of the coal
  • Crashing headlong into the heartland
  • On a night that's full of soul

  • A light in my head
  • You in my arms
  • Woohoo!

  • Light in my head
  • You in my arms
  • Woohoo!


  • Well I know I will be loosened
  • From bonds that hold me fast
  • The chains all around me
  • Gonna fall away at last
  • And on that fine and fateful day
  • I will take thee in my arms
  • I will ride on the train
  • I will be the fisherman

  • With light in my head
  • You in my arms
  • Woohoo!

  • Light in my head
  • You in my arms
  • Woohoo!