Song Description
Old Jack is about a shipwright i used to work for; who was the only patron who would not get booted out of the bar for falling asleep.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Blues - Rural |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Tranquil |
Subject |
Boats, Ocean, Sea |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits, Sting |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1900 - 1920 |
| |
Lyrics
OLD JACK
lyric & music
by Derek Stephen McPhail
OLD JACK DRIFTIN' OFF TO SLEEP IN THE BAR
MIND'S IN A DREAM ON A DISTANT STAR...
SPENDS HIS LIFE BUILDIN' SHIPS TO SAIL ON THE SEA
NOW HE'S SAILIN' OFF IN SPACE THROUGH THE GALAXY...
OLD JACK'S BLUES...
OLD JACK'S BLUES...
LONELY SHIP THAT HE'S
SAILIN' ON
CREW ARE ZOMBIES, THEIR MINDS HAVE GONE...
KNOW HE'S THE CAPTAIN, IN CONTROL OF THE SHIP
WANTS TO GO HOME, BEEN A HELLUVA TRIP...
OLD JACK'S BLUES, YOU KNOW HE KEEPS INSIDE
TOO MUCH SADNESS IS HARD TO HIDE...
PRETTY HARD GOIN' AGAINST THE TIDE
WISH TO CHRIST HE'D LET GO & TAKE THAT RIDE...
TAKE THAT RIDE, JACK...