We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Fish Cop

from The Book of Moss by Bow Thayer

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in an eco-friendly custom jacket that is shrink-wrapped to prevent damage. No shipments outside of North America.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Book of Moss via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    edition of 300 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    44
    releases

    Get all 44 Bow Thayer releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Cold Cold Mornings, The Shaman, Soil of '23, Let 'Em Sing, Birthday Song, Secession, The Ride, Goldfish Bowl, and 36 more. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $88.50 USD or more (50% OFF)

     

lyrics

We picked our side of the spine of the Delectables
The fertile side to raise up the kids
We made our fences tall to keep them in
We taught ‘em how to fight and break them back down again
We tore up the roads to make them better
Ignoring all the warning signs of the weather
And all of the wheels went out of alignment
When the muddy White River came out of retirement

Chorus:
It don't matter where you're going
It don't matter where you’re from
You wouldn't notice if you weren't looking
The bottleneck of the bridge falling
down in the floodplains
The river got hands
It takes what its it wants and it pulls you in
If it keeps raining and before too long
It won't matter what side you're on

The game of love is not for the power fool
The taste of the sweetness has its place in the bitterroot
She said “If you don't love me, why don't you leave?”
“I've been trying for years just give me a reason”
That winter surely left a mark
Incarceration with icicles
It was a long cold sentence just to wait in the dark
Wait for the spring and the charges to get dropped

(Chorus)

Running down River Road
Shotgun my last can
It used to be that I dreamt a lot
I used to be such a well-versed kid
But this road soda’s tasting so good
God know it's so damn hot
It goes down like a target dropped in the sandlot
I look up and see the lights of the fish cop
Oh fuck the fish cop
It's gonna be the third time I get popped
Popped by the goddamn fish cop

(Chorus)

Tis the season of the rehab
Vicious cycles revolve into relapse
White trash middle class trippin the twelve step
Looking for the power that hides in the hopeless
It don't mean that the party is over
As I search for enlightenment and playing it sober
So I wear this half century around like a badge
As I sort out the plastic, paper and glass

(Chorus)

One bright morning the topic came up
Right down to the gut like a bowl of eggs
This time I couldn't steer through the hot spot
I've been asleep on it for days
So I push play and the power goes out
It must be McMurphy’s law
I guess I need a Big Chief to watch over my nest
And finish me off when I fall

(Chorus)

I heard her say
Can we get back to the weekend?
I thought I heard her say right back at me
Baby I think we can
What a weekend
What a weekend, what a weekend….

credits

from The Book of Moss, released January 21, 2022

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Bow Thayer image

Bow Thayer Vermont

Bow Thayer's music features his custom Bojotar and fuses experimental elements with Americana, rock, bluegrass, and folk, resulting in a singular, progressive sound that has earned descriptions ranging from “Green Mountain soul” to “modern backwoods music.” American Songwriter says this "onetime Levon Helm compatriot is the best artist to come from New England in recent years." ... more

contact / help

Contact Bow Thayer

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Bow Thayer recommends:

If you like Bow Thayer, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now