Steve Earle - The Gulf Of Mexico Lyrics
Come and gather 'round me people
And a tale to you I'll tell
Of my father and his father
In the days before the spill
With an endless sky above 'em
And every blessin' flowing from the Gulf of Mexico
From my Granddad with the shrimp boats
From the time that he was grown
And he scrimped and saved and bought himself
A trawler of his own
He was rough and he was ready
And he drank when he was home
And he made his family's living on the Gulf of Mexico
We were rolling
Past the deep blue water
He was rolling
Well my Daddy drove a crew boat
Hauling workers to the rigs
He was sick of mending nets
And couldn't stand the smell of fish
He drew a steady paycheck
20 years at Texico
When he died they spread his ashes
On the Gulf of Mexico
We were rolling
We were rolling
Past the deep green water
He was rolling
As for me, I think of nothing
Any grander than the day
That I stepped out on the drillin' floor
To earn a roughneck's pay
Then one night I swear I saw the devil
Crawlin' from the hole
And he spilled the guts of hell out in the Gulf of Mexico
We were rolling
We were rolling
'Cross the blood red water
We were rolling
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Steve Earle The Gulf Of Mexico Comments
Love this. Brilliant.
His voice in this song sounds like Shane MacGowan but then sober.
His writing talent is as strong as 30 years ago.
I've been a shrimper and a crew boat captain, and Steve earle catches the feeling just right.
Tune is reminiscent of Finnegan's wake
love the way u said that...
Tony Hayward should be drawn and quartered.
God, the tears... thanks, Mr. Earle. For the poetry. For the empathy. This heals and hurts at the same time, as any great art should.
I usually don't listen to this genre of music but This one great song
He comes here to ontario every year...never miss him...Luv when he plays that Bouzouki....One of his best albums yet...Luv ya Steve....
LW
@teddingtonman Thanks, I missed this so have just had a look. Brilliant version.
Oh wow. Just seen Steve do this live on the UK Jools Holland show. Have been a fan for 15 years, have all the albums, but never heard anything from him that's this good. I have the guitar out already, got the chords sorted, and want to sing it every night. Steve is the main man, no doubt.
I saw Steve Earle earlier this month and this song live is AWESOME. Hell the whole show was.
Thank You.
I heard this song driving home today, great fucking song. Steve Earle is the man
perfect song yes,but that's not all, the whole album is fantastic. Thank you Steve Earle.
perfect song. Thanks Steve.
Fantastic. Great stuff Steve, I've directed all my friends who play in pubs to sing this every chance they get. A great Irish song ;)
Brtilliant! Being one that was born and raised on the Gulf of Mexico!
@idahospud1000
Actually I think this is more about the oil spill... though of course some of the same people were impacted by both.
This song and "This City" pay homage to those who suffered Katrina and its aftermath. Excellent songwriter and a powerful voice. Thanks for the music.
Love the images he paints with words
Good stuff..
Steve is a multi instrumentalist as well as a story teller.