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Top 10 Country Songs About Boats

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Whether you want a song to listen to on a boat or a song to remind you of life on the romanticized high seas, these country songs are a good fit. Following are the top 10, in reverse order—no life jacket required. Imagine you're with your sweetie on a serene blue lake, an expansive bay where you can see for miles, or way out in the ocean , waves crashing, sun high in the sky. Lean back, shut your eyes, and take a listen.

Darryl Worley: "Tennessee River Run"

Darryl Worley knows how he likes to spend his weekend, and it isn't getting started on some of that yard work, cleaning and organizing the garage, or having dinner with the in-laws. Released in 2003, the song reached #31 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.

Kenny Chesney: "Boats"

Kenny Chesney loves the feeling of liberty he gets from being on H20. That's why he calls boats "vessels of freedom" and, yes, "harbors of healin'." "Boats" was released in 2008 on Chesney's "Lucky Old Sun" album.

Lyle Lovett: "If I Had a Boat"

Lyle Lovett is a lawn-chair surrealist in this song about a man who has it all: a boat, a pony, and a pony on the boat. Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Tonto each make cameos. The sea lends itself to daydreaming. The 1988 song was part of Lovett's album, "Pontiac."

Guy Clark: "Boats to Build"

Guy Clark  is fed up with the daily grind. Now he's set to go the way of Noah in this take-this-job-and-shove-it gem. "Boats to Build" was the title track on Clark's 1992 album.

Zac Brown Band: "Knee Deep"

Zac Brown Band and Jimmy (Buffett, as if you had to ask) take a boat for a permanent vacation to a tropical destination. It's a move that isn't exactly original, but it sure is pleasurable. This song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2011.

Little Big Town: "Pontoon"

Little Big Town 's party barge is ready for boarding, and the grill's ready for a fiesta "in slow motion, out here in the open." You really should catch this scene. "Pontoon" was a No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2012.

Jimmy Buffett: "Lovely Cruise"

Jimmy Buffett  has a lot of great songs about boats, ships, and sailing. Among them are "A Pirate Looks Forty," "Boat Drinks" and "Son of a Son of a Sailor." But this one is particularly, well, lovely. "Lovely Cruise" is featured on Buffett's famous "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" album from 1977.

Craig Morgan: "Redneck Yacht Club"

Learn what happens when a trailer park gets its water wings. Don't miss the music video for this Craig Morgan boat-burner. The song peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 2005.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: "Fishin' in the Dark"

According to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , there's always a good excuse for going out on a boat at night when nothing but you and the fish are out. Oh, and maybe your baby, too. Wait, are we talking about fishing here? This was a No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart back in 1987.

Alan Jackson: "Chattahoochee"

This boating song gives the title to Alan Jackson 's 1992 album. For the man in this song, swimming on the riverbank of the Chattahoochee is where you learn "a lot about livin' and a little 'bout love." A No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, it reached No. 46 on Billboard's Hot 100.

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The Best Country Songs About Boats

By Jof Owen

From Chris Janson to Dustin Lynch, here's Holler's best country songs about boats playlist.

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“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats", wrote Kenneth Grahame in his enduring classic Wind In The Willows, and that's something country singers have been taking very much to heart over the years.

Chris Janson knows money can't buy him happiness, but he knows it could buy him a boat, and a truck to pull it and a cool box full of beers. What more could you really ever wish for in life?

So if you've got a boat get out in it and if you haven't got a boat, just close your eyes and turn up Holler's Best Country Songs About Boats playlist and imagine you do.

See the full tracklist for Holler's Best Country Music Songs About Boats Playlist below:

Buy Me A Boat

Chris Janson

If I Had A Boat

Lyle Lovett

Sea Stories

Sturgill Simpson

Sailin' Around

Redneck yacht club.

Craig Morgan

Boats To Build

Something 'bout a boat.

Jimmy Buffett

Drive (For Daddy Gene)

Alan Jackson

Tequila On A Boat

Dustin Lynch & Chris Lane

Carrie Underwood

Zac Brown Band

Boat Drinks

Florida Georgia Line

Kenny Chesney

Better Boat

Kenny Chesney & Mindy Smith

I Was On A Boat That Day

Old Dominion

Tennessee River Run

Darryl Worley

Fast Boat To Sydney

Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

Little Big Town

Brian Kelley

Where The Boat Leaves From

Drunk on a boat, lovely cruise, need a boat.

Morgan Wallen

Brad Paisley

Zac Brown Band & Jimmy Buffett

John Denver

A Pirate Looks At Forty

Sail away home, can't get away from a good time, that's my kind of night, i want to go home.

Johnny Cash

Save It For A Rainy Day

Paradise to me, changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes, better on the water.

Ashley McBryde

Wish I Had A Boat

One particular harbour, boat in a bottle.

Eric Paslay

Rum Is The Reason

Soul of a sailor, son of a son of a sailor, pirate flag, nautical wheelers.

Jimmy Buffett & Alan Jackson

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Pontoon by Little Big Town

• I back this hitch up into the water Untie all the cables and rope Step onto the AstroTurf Get yourself a Koozie Let's go Who said anything about skiin'? Floatin' is all I wanna do You can climb the ladder Just don't rock the boat while I barbeque On the pontoon Makin' waves and catchin' rays up on the roof Jumpin' out the back, don't act like you don't want to Party in slow motion Out here in the open Mm, motorboatin' (Hoo hoo hoo) Reach your hand down into the cooler Don't drink it if the mountains aren't blue Try to keep it steady as you recline on your black inner tube Pontoon Makin' waves and catchin' rays up on the roof Jumpin' out the back, don't act like you don't want to Party in slow motion Out here in the open Mm, motorboatin' (Hoo hoo hoo) (Hoo hoo hoo) Five mile an hour with aluminum sides Wood panelin' with a water slide Can't beat the heat, so let's take a ride On the pontoon Makin' waves and catchin' rays up on the roof Jumpin' out the back, don't act like you don't want to Party in slow motion I'm out here in the open Mm, motorboatin' On the pontoon (Hoo hoo hoo) On the pontoon (Hoo hoo hoo) I back this hitch out into the water On the pontoon (Hoo hoo hoo) (Hoo hoo hoo) Writer/s: Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Natalie Hemby Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
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• Cb from Ca Little Big Town's song Pontoon is a track mix disaster for the bass guitar track! It fades in and out of existence at the start of the song, blurps in real quick, then fades till a little bit later in the song.
• Camille from Toronto, Oh June, 2012. I just saw this video on TV today and can tell it's gonna be a BIG hit for a group that well deserves it. They have a fabulous sound and the video is perfection. Way to go!

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Story Behind the Song: 'Pontoon'

What if someone heard Elton John's "Tiny Dancer," misheard the lyrics and wrote a hit song called "Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza?"

That's essentially what happened with Little Big Town's "Pontoon." Co-writers Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird and Barry Dean told the story behind the 2012 country hit to Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International .

I get up this morning, and Little Big Town is on "Good Morning America." Of course they're doing that song. That song just keeps materializing; I hear it everywhere. It's already in some commercials, right?

Natalie Hemby: I don't know, but I hear it on the lake all the time, so that's a good sign.

This whole thing starts with the publisher confusing something that they thought you guys had written. Luke?

Luke Laird: Natalie and I had written a song that Miranda (Lambert) recorded called "Fine Tune." It was on her last album, and it's still one of my favorite songs the two of us have written. Somebody had overheard "Fine Tune" playing in an office at the publishing company or something, and another person came and asked Natalie, "What was that song of yours? 'Pontoon' or something?"

NH: It was kind of like that. It wasn't me. It was somebody else that they said it to. They called me and (said), "They thought that you were saying 'Pontoon.' " So I called Luke and said, "We should write this really obnoxious song called 'Pontoon,' to be funny.

LL: Of course Barry and I were like, "Yeah."

Barry Dean: For Natalie that probably is lyrically not the most meaty song, but she takes a special angle on the lyric, and we shaped it that way. And Luke had that groove, and the production of the record (by) Jay Joyce. It's hipper than you think it would be. It's kind of built like an old country song, and then produced like something a little fresher.

LL: It literally is one of those songs that we never could have imagined. It started in the room. We all reacted to it, and I feel like as a writer, you have to trust that.

Now, there's a story after the song. You (Natalie) went to buy a pontoon. This is priceless to me.

NH: Oh yeah. Well, if you're going to write a song about a pontoon, someone has to buy one. My husband loves boats, so we took the plunge. These two still haven't bought one, and now we're probably going to end up selling ours. We went to go buy a boat, and it's a nice new boat a guy was selling. He had to sell it because his wife was pregnant and they just moved here. We took a ride on the boat, and we loved it. We had my in-laws on there, and just as we were about to leave ... we came back to the dock, and I have to leave because my daughter is getting a little fussy. She sings, "Motorboatin' " as we're getting off the boat, and the guy was like, "Oh my God, that song is so awful." (laughs) ... Not everybody likes your song, and that's OK.

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Alan Jackson Drive For Daddy Gene (Music Video and Lyrics)

by steve ‐ May 17, 2022

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The Alan Jackson Drive for Daddy Gene song was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, Drive. This song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart starting May 25, 2002.

The song is a tribute to Alan’s father, Eugene Jackson, who passed away on January 31, 2000. In the song, Alan recalls his childhood with his father driving around the countryside in an old beat up truck that they fixed up together, as well as a boat they would drive around the lake.  Watch the official music video and see the written lyrics below.

Alan Jackson Drive Music Video

This song was written by Alan Jackson.

Alan Jackson Drive for Daddy Gene Lyrics

It’s painted red, the stripe was white It was eighteen feet, from the bow to stern light Secondhand, from a dealer in Atlanta I rode up with daddy, when he went there to get her Put on a shine, put on a motor Built out of love, made for the water Ran her for years, ’til the transom got rotten A piece of my childhood, will never be forgoten It was, just an old plywood boat A ’75 Johnson with electric choke A young boy two hands on the wheel I can’t replace the way it made me feel And I would turn her sharp And I would make it whine He’d say, You can’t beat the way an old wood boat rides Just a little lake across the Alabama line But I was king of the ocean When daddy let me Drive Just an old half-ton shortbed Ford My uncle bought new, in ’64 Daddy got it right, ’cause the engine was smoking A couple of burnt valves, and he had it going He’d let me drive her when we haul off a load Down a dirt strip where we’d dump trash off of Thigpen Road I’d sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedels Smiling like a hero that just received his medal It was just an old hand-me-down Ford With three-speed on the column and a dent in the door A young boy, two hands on the wheel I can’t replace the way it made me feel and And I would press that clutch And I would, keep it right He’d say, “a little slower son; you’re doing just fine” Just a dirt road with trash on each side But I was Mario Andretti When daddy let me Drive I’m grown up now Three daughters of my own I let them drive my old jeep Across the pasture at our home Maybe one day they’ll reach back in their file And pull out that old memory And think of me and smile And say It was just an old worn out jeep Rusty old floor boards Hot on my feet A young girl, two hands on the wheel I can’t replace the way it, made me feel And he’d say turn it left And steer it right Straighten up girl now, you’re doing just fine Just a little valley by the river where we’d ride But I was high on a mountain When daddy let me Drive Daddy let me drive Oh he let me, drive It’s just an old plywood boat With a ’75 Johnson With electric choke

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