Seaman's Blues
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| "Seaman's Blues" | |
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| Single by Ernest Tubb | |
| Released | 1948 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Decca |
| Songwriter | Billy Tubb |
"Seaman's Blues" is a country music song written by Billy Tubb, performed by Ernest Tubb, and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 46119). In May 1948, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard folk best seller chart.[1] At the end of 1948, it was ranked No. 16 on Billboard Top Folk Records of 1948.[2]
The song's lyrics describe the loneliness of a sailor on the ocean, longing to return to Texas and his gal.
The song was later covered by other artists, including Hank Williams,[3] Willie Nelson,[4] and Merle Haggard (duet with Ernest Tubb).[5]
Tubb's recording of the song has also been recorded on multiple compilation albums, including "Ernest Tubb Favorites" (1956),[6] "Ernest Tubb's Greatest Hits Vol. II" (1970),[7] "The Daddy of 'Em All - Ernest Tubb 1940-1952" (1974), "The Legend and the Legacy" (1979), "Country Music Hall of Fame" (1991),[8] and "The Texas Troubadour" (2003).[9]