Mayflower By Rich Dombroskie
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[Verse 1]
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Darkness came early, as the snow began a swirling
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The lake began to growl, as the wind it did howl
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Although it looked tired, the engine still fired
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The Mayflower, had just one more run
[Verse 2]
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It was in November, the year 1912
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Chugged out of the Bay, for it,s final day
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The Captain and crew, with passengers so few
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Ahoy yelled the mate, as they headed south on Kaminiskeg
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Lake
[Verse 3]
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The steamwheeler moved on toward Combermere Town
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Carrying the corpse of one Herman Brown
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In a coffin so fine, made of local white pine
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Oh Mayflower, just one more run
[Verse 3]
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The night grew cold as the storm it took hold
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Whitecaps did rise, to an enormous size
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The hull took a thrashing, as the waves kept on crashing
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The Mayflower was dyin, as the passengers were crying
[Verse 4]
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The Mayflower went down with hardly a sound
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Several met their keeper, as that boat, it sank deeper
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They just couldn,t escape, that treacherous Lake
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T,was a disastrous plight, on that fateful night
[Verse 5]
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Although seven died, a miracle kept three men alive
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When Mr Brown,s coffin, came up from the bottom
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Clinging to the box, they floated to the nearest rocks
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Spent a frigid night, not giving up their fight
[Verse 5]
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If you ever pass this way, on a very clear day
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Where Kaminiskeg flows from the Masawaska River
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You will feel a chill where the Mayflower lies so still
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In her watery grave forever