Last Salmon Man

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 --- Last Salmon Man - Primus