The Singing Scoutmaster: Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, The

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The Dlegend lives on from the AmChippewa on down

Of the Cbig lake they Gcalled Gitche DGumee D

The Dlake, it is said, never Amgives up her dead

When the Cskies of No-G-vember turn Dgloomy D

With a Dload of iron ore twenty-six Amthousand tons more

Than the CEdmund Fitz-G-gerald weighed Dempty D

That Dgood ship and true, was a Ambone to be chewed

When the Cgales of No-G-vember came Dearly D

The Dship was the pride of the A-Ammerican side

Comin' Cback from some Gmill in Wis-Dconsin

As the Dbig freighters go, it was Ambigger than most

With a Ccrew and good Gcaptain well-Dseasoned

Con-Dcludin' some terms with a Amcouple of steel firms

When they Cleft fully Gloaded for DCleveland

And Dlater that night when the Amship's bell rang

Could it Cbe the north Gwind they'd been Dfeelin'?

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The Dwind in the wires made a Amtattle-tale sound

When the Cwave broke Gover the Drailin' D

And Devery man knew, as the Amcaptain did too

'Twas the Cwitch of No-G-vember come Dstealin' D

The Ddawn came late and the Ambreakfast had to wait

When the Cgales of No-G-vember came Dslashin'

When Dafternoon came it was Amfreezin' rain

In the Cface of a Ghurricane Dwest wind

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When Dsuppertime came, the old Amcook came on deck sayin'

C'Fellas, it's Gtoo rough to Dfeed ya' D

At Dseven p.m. a main Amhatchway caved in, he said

C'Fellas, it's Gbeen good to Dknow ya' D

The Dcaptain wired in he had Amwater comin' in

And the Cgood ship and Gcrew was in Dperil

And Dlater that night when his Amlights went out o' sight

Came the Cwreck of the GEdmund Fitz-D-gerald

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Does Danyone know where the Amlove of God goes

When the Cwaves turn the Gminutes to Dhours? D

The Dsearchers all say they'd have Ammade Whitefish Bay

If they'd Cput fifteen Gmore miles be-Dhind her D

They Dmight have split up or they Ammight have capsized

They Cmay have broke Gdeep and took Dwater

And Dall that remains is the Amfaces and the names

Of the Cwives and the Gsons and the Ddaughters

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DLake Huron rolls, Su-Amperior sings

In the Crooms of her Gice-water Dmansion

Old DMichigan steams like a Amyoung man's dreams

The Cislands and Gbays are for Dsportsmen D

And Dfarther below Lake On-Am-tario

Takes Cin what Lake GErie can Dsend her

And the Diron boats go as the Ammariners all know

With the Cgales of No-G-vember re-Dmembered

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In a Dmusty old hall in De-Am-troit they prayed

In the CMaritime GSailors' Ca-D-thedral D

The Dchurch bell chimed 'til it rang Amtwenty-nine times

For each Cman on the GEdmund Fitz-D-gerald D

The Dlegend lives on from the AmChippewa on down

Of the Cbig lake they Gcall Gitche DGumee D

Su-Dperior, they said, never Amgives up her dead

When the Cgales of No-G-vember come Dearly

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