The Zubenelgenubi

Come all you good people and listen unto me I'll tell you of a tragedy that happened on the sea On the 18th day of January as the sun went down The Zubenelgenubi sailed out of Newport Town She was duly built and fitted, seaworthy, it was said Her skipper was Steve Goodwin from out of Marblehead He was able, strong, confident, he'd fished for 20 years Like all brave souls upon the sea, he had respect and fear

A fisherman's life was the life for me I made my living out on the sea Some call me fool, some call me brave Now I rest in a watery grave

Aside from Captain Goodwin the crew did number three There was Newport's own Steve Kelly, a fine young man was he; Steve Haynes and Candace Stewart, oh they made up the crew They hauled the traps far off the shore where the pleasures they are few And they headed for Nantucket on a week to 10-day trip Once out the winds did howl, the barometer did dip And the winds that lashed about, ail off New England's shore After 10 days out we heard not one word more

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Winds lashed out fury, on destruction they were bent While we in our warm houses, we waited for some news There came no word or message of that boat or of her crew Finally Goodwin's wife all on the 18th day No longer could she stand, no longer could delay She called upon the Coast Guard to search the ocean wide And North to South and East to West, 'though nothing there was spied Whatever was the fate of that boat or her crew Will perhaps never be known to the likes of me or you But we'll drink now unto them, wherever they may be And all brave souls who risk their lives all on the ragin' sea

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