Great Big Sea - A Boat Like Gideon Brown Lyrics

In 1990 I purchased a Willard 36 Motorsailer. I redesigned and rebuilt her rotted deck and gave her a proper pilot house. I took her up and down the East Coast. She shrugged off the fierstest storms like Giedeon Browns boat. There is
nothing like being on your own boat as she is dancing and laughing as a storm pounds her.
10 years ago I had to sell her because I was dying.
Today I took my first drive in a 48 year old Ford Shasta RV I purchased. lt was stored in a barn for decades and is almost like new. The Shasta motorhome has some big boots to fill. She has a Ford chassis and powertrain built back when I trusted Ford.

I never shed tears for my loss of the Willard 36 untill I listened to this song and recalled how she danced through and laughed at storms.

i have been listening to this song ever since i started to understand things because of my name

Oh, Gideon lived across the bay
He's getting older now
His boat is big and strong and bold
She has a stalwart bow
But my father's boat was secondhand
One someone used before
And after every fishing trip
My father always swore
That someday he would save enough
To go to St. John's town
And buy himself a big new boat
A boat like Gideon Brown
A boat like Gideon Brown

Confederation came around
In the days of old age pension
He said "Son, I'm saving every cent
And this, you must not mention:
You save the baby bonus, too
And things just might turn around
And we'll have enough to buy a boat
A boat like Gideon Brown"

'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
In a boat like Gideon Brown
In a boat like Gideon Brown

Many years did pass away
And dad began to fade
He didn't talk of boats too much
He said "Son, I'm afraid
If things don't soon improve
Then I'll be underground
Before we ever get to see ourselves
In a boat like Gideon Brown"

'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
In a boat like Gideon Brown
In a boat like Gideon Brown

I sat and held his hand one day
He said "Son, that policy:
The insurance is all in your name
You're the beneficiary
And when I'm gone, they'll pay you off
Then go to St. John's town
And buy yourself a big new boat
A boat like Gideon Brown"

'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
(I often though how proud I'd be)
In a boat like Gideon Brown

'Cause she can punch ahead in any gale
And ride the fishing ground
I often thought how proud I'd be
In a boat like Gideon Brown
In a boat like Gideon Brown
(I often thought how proud I'd be)
In a boat like Gideon Brown

"I have repeatedly conceived of the feelings of fulfillment and self-worth I would experience were I to own a fishing vessel similar to the one owned by Gideon Brown, one of the fishermen in my village."

I have a boat

If you look at how it's written, Gideon Brown is the boat.

This song is fucking stupid

Grew up singing these with my dad when I was little this song is my favorite song by great big sea

This song hits right in the heart and I'm not even from a fisherman's family.

frank dwyer a fisherman from fogo island wrote this

Bloody brilliant.

Sad song but amazingly inspirational

Not sad

Love this song, its like, so moving and calming

i love this song alot it is one of my most favourite songs of great big sea.

I love Great big sea

I can't be the only one who finds this song incredibly depressing..

It is kinda sad, but I always kinda though of it as his dad saying "Son, achieve my goals, make me proud."

I find it bittersweet.

Bittersweet is good way to put it. Didn't even remember I'd commented way back when.

It's funny

One of my favourites :-)

.......Awesome!!!

Brilliant, why haven't I heard this before?

is best song!

DAMN THIS IS GOOD!