Pat Dailey - Great lakes song
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From: RShaw15804@aol.com
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The Great Lakes Song - Performed by Pat Dailey
Written by Pat Dailey & Shel Silverstein
The FGreat Lakes are a diamond on the Amhand of North America
FBrightly shining jewel on the Gfriendship bordering
FFreshwater highway Amcoming down from Canada
FAll along the shoreline, Gyou can hear them Fsing
chorus:
FSweet mother Michigan, Amfather Superior
FComing down from Mackinac and GSault St. Marie
FBlue water Huron, Flow Amdown to Lake Erie-O
FFall to Ontario and Grun on out to Fsea
FHearty are the seamen on the Amships that load the iron ore
FSailing out of Thunder Bay and Gbound for Buffalo
FHearty are the fishermen just Amlike their fathers were before
FSay they'll bury me at sea cGome my time to Fgo
(chorus)
FOh the tales the sailors spin of Ammermaids singing in the wind
the Fsinking of the Bessemer, the Gdrowning of the crew
FMemories of waters crossed of Amwomen won and fortunes lost
FAre etched upon their faces and their Gfaded old tatFoos
AmDown below the quarter decks the Fold men mend the fishing nets
FUp above the windy bridge the Gyoung men curse into the wind
AmAll along the winds of straits(?) the wFives and mothers lie awake
FPray on lady of the lake to Gsend them home again
(chorus)
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