Rumble Of The Diesel Lyrics - Of Whales And Woe - Les Claypool

I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil 

I percolate my coffee off the radiator boil 

I been chasin' tuna nearly 27 years 

I got the eyeballs of an eagle but there's ringing in my ears 

I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil 

Granddad was a farmer but I couldn't stand the soil 

I like to keep it simple; it helps to keep me sane 

I like floating in the ocean it nullifies the pain 

Some say we can find a place 

Between heaven and hell 

Some work to make the bread rise 

I like to plow the ocean swell 

Errol's got a sweet monterey 

Rigged for salmon and crab 

Never had a family 

Unless you count that old yellow lab 

I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil 

I percolate my coffee off the radiator boil 

I been chasin' tuna nearly 27 years 

I got the eyeballs of an eagle but there's ringing in my ears 

I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil 

Granddad was a farmer but I couldn't stand the soil 

I like to keep it simple; it helps to keep me sane 

I like floating in the ocean it nullifies the pain 

Lookin' back to '95 

I had a fresh Cummins re-power 

Draggin' lines for Albacore 

'Till the market went sour 

We talked of strike for 40 days 

'Cause the price was drove down 

And when we finally settled up 

We got less than a dollar a pound 

I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil 

I percolate my coffee off the radiator boil 

I been chasin' tuna nearly 27 years 

I got the eyeballs of an eagle but there's ringing in my ears 

I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil 

Granddad was a farmer but I couldn't stand the soil 

I like to keep it simple; it helps to keep me sane 

I like floating in the ocean it nullifies the pain