Wino Wednesday: Spirit Caravan, “Sea Legs” Live in Cleveland, 2000
About a year ago, I asked former Earthride/Weed is Weed frontman and former Spirit Caravan bassist Dave Sherman to list out his five favorite Spirit Caravan tracks for a special Wino Wednesday post. He did not disappoint, and included in his list was “Sea Legs” from 1999’s classic Jug Fulla Sun debut full-length. Sherman noted in his pick that in the lyrics, Wino was talking about him and drummer Gary Isom with the line, “A well done iguana and a real heavy gnome.”
The line has stuck with me ever since, one of those things that floats in the head and comes and goes, so I decided for this week’s Wino Wednesday to grab a clip of Spirit Caravan doing “Sea Legs” and focus on the lyrics to the song. I didn’t type these out myself, but as you can see, that above quote is far from the only golden line in here. Between the talk of magic crafts and sacred trees, the “two-wheeled sled of molten chrome” and escaping the deluge, it comes through loud and clear that Wino took his motorcycle pretty seriously at the time. Right on.
Here are the words:
Sea Legs
From the warm unknown into the cold beyond
Message of spirit is what’s drivin’ me on
Climbing through the sea
On a magic craft from a sacred tree
Sea legs, earthfin
Bolt and hammer gonna do them in
I’ve got a two-wheeled sled of molten chrome
A well done iguana and a real heavy gnome
Gliding over fear, the opposite of beyond is here
From the paradise driven
To escape the deluge
Revealed the mysteries given
In exchange for refuge
Climbing through the sea
In my side car rides my Atlantean queen
Trick it out!
And here’s Wino, Sherman and Isom performing “Sea Legs” live in Cleveland, Ohio, an astounding 13 years ago. Have a great Wino Wednesday:
My favorite Spirit Caravan song ever. And that’s saying something, considering their output.