Galveston (With Lyrics)

Galveston Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb is an idiosyncratic American popular music composer, singer and pianist. While his approach to composing is traditional and orchestral, he wrote for the rock/pop age. Webb's most popular songs were all composed when he was between 19 and 21 years of age during the Vietnam War. In 1969 he wrote "Galveston", a song about an American soldier who pined for his hometown and his girlfriend. I have always thought of it as an Anti-War song. Glen Campbell popularized the song with an almost marching military beat that I dislike. Jimmy Webb recently performed it himself, in the way he intended it, slow and reflective. I've added some images that the song creates for me. The statue in the video is a memorial to the estimated 10,000 people lost in the hurricane of 1900 that swept through the beaches of Galveston. The devastating hurricane still holds the record as the United States' deadliest natural disaster.

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
I still see her dark eyes glowin'
She was 21 when I left Galveston

Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing
While I watch the cannons flashing
I clean my gun and dream of Galveston

I still see her standing by the water
Standing there lookin' out to sea
And is she waiting there for me?
On the beach where we used to run

Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
Before I dry the tears she's crying
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
At Galveston, at Galveston



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[Mirza007121]

I knew Ricky was popular but even the niche XFM shows?! I'm not alone! xD

[TaoOfPilk]

"...I have not got a clue how old the Elephant Man was!" - Karl Pilkington

[jrttii]

What a sweet version of this song, me like...

[cuntylishus]

@SebBarker1992 "She went to the jeweler's to buy him a clock. When she came back..." "What was he sucking?" Great episode :D

[jaylias]

yep... i'm going through the old XFM shows and it led me here :)

[SebBarker1992]

i thought i was alone when searching this, but it seems most people have searched it because of Ricky Gervais, Excellent, he is the greatest man alive!

[TheYTChronicles]

@Yamboozle I've been searching for years!!

[saiblood]

Does any one hear Michael McDonald here? Thumbs up if you do...

[2300Kenzie]

Bravo.

Beautiful song whether it is sung by Webb, Campbell, Urban or REM.

[TheLastRolo]

Great song. Props to the guy or girl who made the video as well, its surprisingly tasteful.. you'll know what I mean if you've seen other fan-made music videos ;)

I like the opening photo in particular, seems to sum up that feeling of freedom that's synonymous with America.

[guarddog22]

That statue seen at the beginning is a tribute to the victims (over 8000 of them) of the Hurricane of 1900, which also put an end to Galveston becoming the number one city in Texas. Webb must have been aware of the history : he wrote this song with the 1898 Spanish-American War in mind, and a guy wanting to get back there, and to his girlfriend, when that city was at its peak.

[MyVoiceinYourHead]

@Yamboozie and @Magneticpickup It's on the album "Letters" [1972] hope this helps.