Steamboat Whistle Blues - John Hartford
Well I started out to be a towboat man
But I never got the hang of a ratchet bar
I was a-growin up a-deckin in the
Illinois trade with coal dust in my ear
I got stuck in the ice on Christmas Eve
And I froze my a** it's true
Just a shiv'rin and a-shakin
With a Down South case of them
Steamboat whistle blues
Oh Captain Way I'm sorry my hat is off to you
You've been a-hanging out by the old cook stove
With the steamboat whistle blues
Well way up North I called your phone
But I didn't get no one to answer
So I opened up the window and I smoked a little bit
And I watched the cars go by
I'm gonna hunt you up and ask you
If you found out anything new
Or are you a-hangin to the best you had
With the steamboat whistle blues
I've been right here since nine o'clock
And believe you me that's true
Just a-lookin at the water ways churning
With the steamboat whistle blues
Well the city's growing up where it looks all square
Like a crossword puzzle on the landscape
It looks like an electric shaver now
Where the courthouse used to be
The grass is all synthetic
And we don't know for sure about the food
The only thing we know for sure is them
Steamboat whistle blues
I'd sit and watch my TV
If I thought I could trust the news
About the only thing I trust these days
Is them steamboat whistle blues
Well "far out" Johnny well I heard him say
As he stretched out back on the water bed
Bluegrass music is a thing of the past
And the same for rock and roll
And I loaned him two or three dollars
And he gave me the latest news
And he left me here with a Rolling Stone
And the steamboat whistle blues
I'll tear off down the river some day before I'm through
Then come back here and see it out
With the steamboat whistle blues

Steamboat Whistle Blues歌词

John Hartford

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[00:00.00]Steamboat Whistle Blues - John Hartford
[00:11.57]Well I started out to be a towboat man
[00:13.69]But I never got the hang of a ratchet bar
[00:15.89]I was a-growin up a-deckin in the
[00:17.65]Illinois trade with coal dust in my ear
[00:19.86]
[00:20.40]I got stuck in the ice on Christmas Eve
[00:22.94]And I froze my a** it's true
[00:24.40]
[00:25.03]Just a shiv'rin and a-shakin
[00:26.06]With a Down South case of them
[00:27.56]Steamboat whistle blues
[00:29.01]
[00:30.87]Oh Captain Way I'm sorry my hat is off to you
[00:35.17]You've been a-hanging out by the old cook stove
[00:37.58]With the steamboat whistle blues
[00:39.19]
[01:00.24]Well way up North I called your phone
[01:02.37]But I didn't get no one to answer
[01:04.20]
[01:04.78]So I opened up the window and I smoked a little bit
[01:07.12]And I watched the cars go by
[01:09.26]I'm gonna hunt you up and ask you
[01:11.49]If you found out anything new
[01:13.07]
[01:14.06]Or are you a-hangin to the best you had
[01:16.18]With the steamboat whistle blues
[01:17.61]
[01:19.51]I've been right here since nine o'clock
[01:21.72]And believe you me that's true
[01:23.35]
[01:24.13]Just a-lookin at the water ways churning
[01:25.80]
[01:26.37]With the steamboat whistle blues
[01:27.97]
[01:48.93]Well the city's growing up where it looks all square
[01:51.06]Like a crossword puzzle on the landscape
[01:52.74]
[01:53.59]It looks like an electric shaver now
[01:55.38]Where the courthouse used to be
[01:57.12]
[01:58.28]The grass is all synthetic
[01:59.30]
[02:00.10]And we don't know for sure about the food
[02:01.93]
[02:02.79]The only thing we know for sure is them
[02:05.10]Steamboat whistle blues
[02:06.29]
[02:08.19]I'd sit and watch my TV
[02:09.73]
[02:10.48]If I thought I could trust the news
[02:11.91]
[02:12.77]About the only thing I trust these days
[02:14.97]Is them steamboat whistle blues
[02:16.61]
[02:37.50]Well "far out" Johnny well I heard him say
[02:39.74]As he stretched out back on the water bed
[02:41.64]
[02:42.33]Bluegrass music is a thing of the past
[02:44.14]And the same for rock and roll
[02:45.69]
[02:46.64]And I loaned him two or three dollars
[02:48.72]And he gave me the latest news
[02:50.21]
[02:51.17]And he left me here with a Rolling Stone
[02:53.44]And the steamboat whistle blues
[02:55.00]
[02:56.76]I'll tear off down the river some day before I'm through
[03:00.66]
[03:01.34]Then come back here and see it out
[03:03.57]With the steamboat whistle blues