Well I wish I was a fisherman Tumblin' on the seas Far away from dry land Free from bitter memories Casting out my sweet line With abandonment and love No ceiling bearin' down on me Save the starry sky above With light in my head You in my arms Woo! ♪ Oh and I wish I was the brakeman On a hurtlin' fevered train Crashing headlong through the heartland Like a cannon in the rain With the beating of the sleepers And the burnin' of the coal Counting the towns flashing by In a night that's full of soul With light in my head You in my arms Woo! ♪ It's a double length fiddle solo ♪ Well I know I will be loosened From the bonds that hold me fast That the chains all hung around me They will fall away at last And on that fine and fateful day I will take myself in hand I will ride on the train And I will meet a fisherman With light in my head You in my arms Woo ♪ Now I wish I was a fisherman Tumblin' on the seas Far away from dry land And bitter memories Casting out my sweet line With abandonment and love No ceiling bearin' down on me Save the starry sky above With light in my head And you in my arms Woo