The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot
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The Hlegend lives on from the F#mChippewa on down
Of the Abig lake they Ecalled "Gitche Hsus2Gumee"H
The lake, it is said, never F#mgives up her dead
When the Askies of ENovember turn Hsus2gloomyH
With a Hload of iron ore twenty-six F#mthousand tons more
Than the AEdmund FitzEgerald weighed Hsus2emptyH
That good Hship and crew was a F#mbone to be chewed
When the "AGales of ENovember" came Hsus2earlyH
The Hship was the pride of the F#mAmerican side
Coming Aback from some Emill in WisHsus2consin
As the Hbig freighters go, it was F#mbigger than most
With a Acrew and good Ecaptain well Hsus2seasoned
ConHcluding some terms with a F#mcouple of steel firms
When they Aleft fully Eloaded for Hsus2Cleveland
And Hlater that night when the F#mship's bell rang
Could it Abe the north Ewind they'd been Hsus2feelin'?
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The Hwind in the wires made a F#mtattle-tale sound
And a Awave broke Eover the Hsus2railingH
And Hevery man knew, as the F#mcaptain did too
T'was the Awitch of ENovember come Hsus2stealin'H
The Hdawn came late and the F#mbreakfast had to wait
When the AGales of ENovember came Hsus2slashin'
When Hafternoon came it was F#mfreezin' rain
In the Aface of a Ehurricane Hsus2west wind
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When Hsuppertime came, the old F#mcook came on deck
Sayin’, "AFellas, it's Etoo rough to Hsus2feed ya."H
At Hseven P.M. a main F#mhatchway caved in'
He said "AFellas, it's Ebeen good t'Hsus2know ya"H
The captain wired in he had F#mwater comin' in
And the Agood ship and Ecrew was in Hsus2peril
And Hlater that night when 'is F#mlights went outta sight
Came the Awreck of the EEdmund FitzHsus2gerald
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Does anyone know where the F#mlove of God goes
When the Awaves turn the Eminutes to Hsus2hours?H
The Hsearchers all say they'd have F#mmade Whitefish Bay
If they'd Aput fifteen more Emiles Hsus2behind herH
They Hmight have split up or they F#mmight have capsized;
They Amay have broke Edeep and took Hsus2water
And Hall that remains is the F#mfaces and the names
Of the Awives and the Esons and the Hsus2daughters
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Lake Huron rolls, F#mSuperior sings
In the Arooms of her Eice-water Hsus2mansion
Old HMichigan steams like a F#myoung man's dreams;
The Aislands and Ebays are for Hsus2sportsmenH
And Hfarther below Lake F#mOntario
Takes Ain what Lake EErie can Hsus2send her
And the Hiron boats go as the F#mmariners all know
with the AGales of ENovember Hsus2remembered
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In a Hmusty old hall in F#mDetroit they prayed
In the "AMaritime ESailors' Hsus2Cathedral."H
The Hchurch bell chimed till it rang F#mtwenty-nine times
For each Aman on the EEdmund FitzHsus2geraldH
The Hlegend lives on from the F#mChippewa on down
Of the Abig lake they Ecall "Gitche Hsus2Gumee"H
"HSuperior", they said, "never F#mgives up her dead
When the 'AGales of ENovember' come Hsus2early!"
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