I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil   I percolate my coffee off the radiator boil   I been chasin' tuna nearly 27 years   I got the eyeballs of an eagle but there's ringin' in my ears   I like the rumble of the diesel and the smell of the oil   Granddad was a farmer but I couldn't stand the soil   I like to keep it simple it helps to keep me sane   I like floating in the ocean it nullifies the pain      Some say we can find a place   Between heaven and hell   Some work to make the bread rise   I like to plow the ocean swell   Errol's got a sweet monterey   Rigged for salmon and crab   Never had a family   Unless you count that old yellow lab      Lookin' back to '95   I had a fresh cummings re-power   Draggin' lines for albacore   'till the market went sour   We talked of strike for 40 days   'Cause the price was drove down   And when we finally settled up   We got less than a dollar a pound   I like the rumble of the diesel