Last Salmon Man - Primus

The river water diverts to other places

To nurture central valley seeds

The northern water that sloshes desert fairways

Fulfil So-Cal Golfers' needs

The mighty chinook that used to run the rivers

To the grounds where they would spawn

Thin in numbers as the tributaries wane

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 the bank note on his shoulder

Now Jimmy’s hiding from the law

Jimmy watched as the bulk of the fleet

Sold their boats and moved away

But after the stroke he promised to his father

He’d do his best to stay … in Bodega Bay

He remembered the days when his father used to show him

How to set and tend all the gear

With his hand on his shoulder he looked out at the waters

And 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 of the MacDonagal clan»

2010, they reopened NorCal 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 deathbed he promised to his father

He’d do his best to stay … in Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

Bodega Bay

He remembered the days when his father used to show him

How to set and tend all the gear

With his hand on his shoulder he looked out at the waters

And 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 of the MacDonagal clan»

Last salmon man

He’s the last salmon man

He’s the last salmon man

He’s the last salmon man of the MacDonagal clan