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lyrics

Salt Water (M. Bell/E. Beaumont)

Columbus crew drank the brain-blowing brew, the salt water
No fresh water, can’t call no doctor, brain cells to the slaughter
Round and round we go, heavy wooden ship, tight ‘round the equator
1872, 1485 scholar write on paper

Sawawa – saillhe – caw-oo-cah – salagua

Discovery Bay already discovered, so the natives say
No wind, no fresh water, only Cl Na
Leave the city for the wide open sea, horizon I see
Forward to Haiti, homeward to Spain, but no biscuits and tea – so whatcha see:

Sawawa – saillhe – caw-oo-cah – salagua

Write, write, write, write it down on paper
Write, write, write, write it down on stone
Rock, Rock, rock, rock salt and stone – the sailors moan

No coco, no H2O, no fruit from Grenada
No evolution, no culture three centuries later
‘Go down below, I’ll run the show,’ old pirate say
Upon the sea and down through history: only salt water – the paper fade

Sawawa – saillhe – caw-oo-cah – salagua

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from Salt Water, released April 26, 2022
Drumkit, vocal: Tito Cruz
Bass, vocal: Dr. Bassie
Vocal, guitars, piano, organ, tambourine: E.B.
Melodica, glockenspiel, congas: Nate Vest

Recorded & engineered by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording, Milwaukee, WI
Pre-mastered by Gary Tanin, Milwaukee, WI

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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