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[Capo 2nd Fret]
LAm DO SOL
Well it's 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the anchors have been weighed,
LAm SOL LAm
From Miami to Nassau, she's bound across the waves.
DO SOL
She's a-headin' south through Biscayne Bay, into the open sea,
LAm SOL LAm
The Yarmouth Castle's, she's a-dying and don't know it!
LAm DO SOL
There were many years she's been to sea, she's seen the better times,
LAm SOL LAm
She gives a groan of protest as they cast away her lines.
LAm DO SOL
And the grumble of her engines and the rust along her spine,
LAm SOL LAm
Tells the Castle she's too old to be sailing.
LAm DO SOL
But the sands run out within her heart, a tiny spark glows red,
LAm SOL LAm
Smoulders through the evening as laughter overhead,
LAm DO
Now when dinner's served and the cards are dealt, & the
SOL
drinks are passed around,
LAm SOL LAm
Deep within, the fire starts a-burning.
LAm DO SOL
Now it's midnight on the open sea, the moon is shining bright,
LAm SOL LAm
Some people join the party and others say goodnight.
LAm DO SOL
There's many who are sleeping now, it's been a busy day,
LAm SOL LAm
And the tiny whisp of smoke is a-risin'.
LAm DO SOL
"Oh lord," she groans, "I'm burnin', let someone understand!"
LAm SOL LAm
But her silent plea is wasted in the playin' of the band!
LAm DO SOL
Everybody's dancin' on the deck and they're a-havin' such a time,
LAm SOL LAm
And a voice says, "Shut up and deal, I'm losin'"
LAm DO SOL
Deep within the Yarmouth Castle the fire begins to glow,
LAm SOL LAm
It leaps into the hallways and climbs and twists and grows!
LAm DO SOL
And the paint she wore to keep her young, oh Lord, how well it burns!
LAm SOL LAm
And soon that ol' fire is ragin'.
LAm DO SOL
Now beneath the bridge it's climbing fast, the captain stands alone
LAm SOL LAm
He calls up to the bos'un, says, "Bos'un, we are lost!"
LAm DO SOL
For the ragged hoses in the racks, no pressure do they hold,
LAm SOL LAm
The people down below will soon be dyin'.
LAm DO SOL
All amidship's, oh she's a-blazin' now, it's spreadin' fore and aft!
LAm SOL LAm
The people are a-scramblin' as the fire blocks the path.
LAm DO SOL
The evil smoke surrounds them and they're fallin' in their tracks,
LAm SOL LAm
And the captain in his lifeboat is a-leavin'.
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LAm DO SOL
Oh then the ship Banana Star, comes steamin' through the night,
LAm SOL LAm
She sees the Castle blazin' and 'tis a terrible sight.
LAm DO SOL
"Jump down, jump down," the captain cries, "we'll save you if we can!"
LAm SOL LAm
And the paint on his funnels is a-fryin'.
LAm DO SOL
God help the ones who sleep below and cannot find the way,
LAm SOL LAm
Thank God for those we rescued upon this awful day!
LAm DO SOL
Now the heroes they are many but the times are goin' slim,
LAm SOL LAm
And now from stern to bow she's a-blazin'.
LAm DO SOL
Oh the Yarmouth Castle's moanin', she's cryin' like a child,
LAm SOL LAm
You can hear her if you listen above the roar so wild.
LAm DO SOL
Is she cryin' for the ones who lie within her molten sides,
LAm SOL LAm
Or cryin' for herself I'm a-wonderin'?
LAm DO SOL
But the living soon were rescued, the ones who lived to tell,
LAm SOL LAm
From the Star they a-watched her as she died there in the swells.
LAm DO SOL
Like a toy ship on a mill pond she burned all through the night,
LAm SOL LAm
Then slipped beneath the waves in the mornin'.
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