Name: Steamboat Man
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Leslie Graves - Steamboat Man

from Bushwick Book Club presents Mark Twain by The Bushwick Book Club

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Boyhood dream
The only dream that never ceased
to be - a steamboat man
Steam boat man
Steam boat man

A Pilot navigating -the only truly independent being
all men are slaves to other men and to circumstance - even kings
answer to a cramped treasury--
if you’re a man who answers to no one then you have to be

a steam boat man
steam boat man

Memorize every landmark, both sides of 1200 miles
Mississippi -- read her closely-----
instinct knows the difference between the riffles on the water
–if its wind or a killer reef hiding beneath

River river - read her closely
River river - read her close

Passengers see pretty pictures
Sun painted color shadow on the water
the pilot sees a moving story --serious reading matter
experience will take away the pretty –
mastery took away the majesty

Steam boat man
steam boat man

Crew - call out - the depths -
Quarter twain
Half twain
Mark twain
The sweetest sound -to call out (call out)
12 feet, two fathoms deep
Just enough to pass this
Monster vessel safely

Riding the Edge of danger earnestly
Riding the edge of darkness bravely (leisurely)
Learning by the river quietly

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from Bushwick Book Club presents Mark Twain, released December 10, 2012

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The Bushwick Book Club Brooklyn, New York

We started in January 2009 playing songs written in response to Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. We haven't stopped since. We've written & performed songs inspired by everything from "On The Origin of Species" to Dr. Seuss to Raymond Carver. There are BBCs popping up nationwide now. Bushwick Book Club Seattle started in 2010 & is run by Geoff Larson. Our nerdy dare-devilry knows no bounds. ... more

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