The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot
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The Alegend lives on from the EmChippewa on down
Of the Gbig lake they Dcalled "Gitche Asus2Gumee"A
The lake, it is said, never Emgives up her dead
When the Gskies of DNovember turn Asus2gloomyA
With a Aload of iron ore twenty-six Emthousand tons more
Than the GEdmund FitzDgerald weighed Asus2emptyA
That good Aship and crew was a Embone to be chewed
When the "GGales of DNovember" came Asus2earlyA
The Aship was the pride of the EmAmerican side
Coming Gback from some Dmill in WisAsus2consin
As the Abig freighters go, it was Embigger than most
With a Gcrew and good Dcaptain well Asus2seasoned
ConAcluding some terms with a Emcouple of steel firms
When they Gleft fully Dloaded for Asus2Cleveland
And Alater that night when the Emship's bell rang
Could it Gbe the north Dwind they'd been Asus2feelin'?
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The Awind in the wires made a Emtattle-tale sound
And a Gwave broke Dover the Asus2railingA
And Aevery man knew, as the Emcaptain did too
T'was the Gwitch of DNovember come Asus2stealin'A
The Adawn came late and the Embreakfast had to wait
When the GGales of DNovember came Asus2slashin'
When Aafternoon came it was Emfreezin' rain
In the Gface of a Dhurricane Asus2west wind
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When Asuppertime came, the old Emcook came on deck
Sayin’, "GFellas, it's Dtoo rough to Asus2feed ya."A
At Aseven P.M. a main Emhatchway caved in'
He said "GFellas, it's Dbeen good t'Asus2know ya"A
The captain wired in he had Emwater comin' in
And the Ggood ship and Dcrew was in Asus2peril
And Alater that night when 'is Emlights went outta sight
Came the Gwreck of the DEdmund FitzAsus2gerald
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Does anyone know where the Emlove of God goes
When the Gwaves turn the Dminutes to Asus2hours?A
The Asearchers all say they'd have Emmade Whitefish Bay
If they'd Gput fifteen more Dmiles Asus2behind herA
They Amight have split up or they Emmight have capsized;
They Gmay have broke Ddeep and took Asus2water
And Aall that remains is the Emfaces and the names
Of the Gwives and the Dsons and the Asus2daughters
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Lake Huron rolls, EmSuperior sings
In the Grooms of her Dice-water Asus2mansion
Old AMichigan steams like a Emyoung man's dreams;
The Gislands and Dbays are for Asus2sportsmenA
And Afarther below Lake EmOntario
Takes Gin what Lake DErie can Asus2send her
And the Airon boats go as the Emmariners all know
with the GGales of DNovember Asus2remembered
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In a Amusty old hall in EmDetroit they prayed
In the "GMaritime DSailors' Asus2Cathedral."A
The Achurch bell chimed till it rang Emtwenty-nine times
For each Gman on the DEdmund FitzAsus2geraldA
The Alegend lives on from the EmChippewa on down
Of the Gbig lake they Dcall "Gitche Asus2Gumee"A
"ASuperior", they said, "never Emgives up her dead
When the 'GGales of DNovember' come Asus2early!"
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