Story Behind The Song
I was living on a remote island, Isabela, in Galapagos and wrote a bunch of songs. I heard about a guitar master named Napo who lived on the next islang of Santa Cruz. I wrote this song for him and then got in a boat and went to find and meet him. We hit
Song Description
Country blues tune about losing a lover and moving on to the next island to make music.
| Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Blues - Rural |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Island |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I'm gonna take my blues away to Santa Cruz.
I'm gonna take my blues away to Santa Cruz.
It's such a busy City, Lord I guess I oughta find some walking shoes.
Gonna take a boat today to Santa Cruz.
Gonna take a boat today to Santa Cruz.
Without your gentle loving, I got nothing on this island left to lose.
I got a heavy melancholy deeper than the sea
Hanging like an anchor 'round my neck I can't be free
Until I wash my sorrows and my troubles all away
At the water's edge of that big, blue Tortuga Bay.
I'm gonna find some friends and play in Santa Cruz.
I'm gonna find some friends and play in Santa Cruz.
Me and my guitar we've gone to town to run around and play some blues.
It's a long, long way to River Road.
It's a long, long way to River Road.
Guess I'd better lighten up my load.
It's a long, long way to Freiheit's General Store.
It's a long, long way to Freiheit's General Store.
My poor feet are bound to get real sore.