Songs:The Lone Palmetto Sings (77056)

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Trivia, story behind the song, etc.

Lyrics

THE LONE PALMETTO SINGS

 A shrimpboat out of Charleston - 
   Miss Joanna was its name.
Owned by Darrell Williams 
   of no fortune and no fame.
His gentle disposition pleased all who 
  shook his hand,
But no one really knew him. 
   He was a quiet man.
A very quiet man.

His accent was not Charleston, 
   and neither was his stride.
He never spoke of family or 
   where they might abide.
His sandy hair and freckles might 
   call to mind a child.
One might say that destiny lay 
   hidden in his smile.
Destiny - hidden in his smile.

CHORUS
The bay reflects the heartbeat
In wide concentric rings.
The islands rise like tombstones
And fly on dolphins' wings.
Through indigo plantation halls
The lone palmetto sings.
The lone palmetto sings.
 
He was a football hero 
   in a piedmont college town,
But the pros never called him
   and his dreams went underground.
A shrimper from McClellanville 
was selling all he owned.
So he bought the rig that would become 
his living and his home.
A shrimpboat was his home.

He was an able seaman
   and generous to his crew,
Accustomed to the distance of the man
   they never knew.
Somehow he found the time to spare
   to fashion with his hands
Trinkets from the teeth of sharks found
   among the sands.
The teeth of sharks - found among
   the sands.

CHORUS

The seasons rolled like breakers,
   and for each he had a name.
Joanna was the autumn, of whom
   no trace remained.
He never spoke of love, of failure or regret,
But these all hung around him
   like a slow descending net.
Hung around him like a net.

Strippers from Savannah,
   and tourists from Santee,
All are decorated with jewelry
   from the sea.
An empty johnboat circling near Daufuskie
   in the sound
Barely left a ripple in the gossip
   of the town...
Not a ripple - on the surface of the sound.

CHORUS

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The Lone Palmetto Sings by Jack Williams SONG
on the album Across The Winterline Buy Jack Williams at CD-Baby Across The Winterline	Request this song: The Lone Palmetto Sings (Only logged in and authenticated users can make requests.) Overall rating: (13 votes) Your rating: You have to login to give your opinion about songs. Length: 6:18 Times played: 32 People hearing: 614 Times requested: 21 First played: Jun 17th, 2004 Last played: Nov 22nd, 2008 Previously played: Oct 22nd, 2008 Song ID#: 77056	Listener rankings: 5 stars=Kelli ♦ Oldcajun ♦ Kazookid ♦ Lil Deb ♦ OldGowl ♦ Kingfisher 4 stars=Jim ♦ Chris200 ♦ JC ♦ Fine-line ♦ DogNut ♦ Jeanieraebob ♦ Atuuschaaw