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The Ballad of The Yarmouth Castle
Gordon Lightfoot 1969
Capo at the second fret and fingerpick. At the end of the first and
third lines of each verse use /Gsus4/ riff. At the end of the
second and fourth lines use an /Asus4//Asus2/ riff.
CHORDS:
Asus2 002200
Asus4 002230
Gsus4 320013
Well it's 4 o'clock in the afternoon the anchors have been weighed
From Miami to Nassau she's bound across the waves.
She's a-headin' south through Biscayne Bay into the open sea
The Yarmouth Castle's she's a-dying and don't know it!
There were many years she's been to sea she's seen the better times
She gives a groan of protest as they cast away her lines.
And the grumble of her engines and the rust along her spine
Tells the Castle she's too old to be sailing.
But the sands run out within her heart a tiny spark glows red
Smoulders through the evening as laughter overhead
Now when dinner's served and the cards are dealt & the
drinks are passed around
Deep within the fire starts a-burning.
Now it's midnight on the open sea the moon is shining bright
Some people join the party and others say goodnight.
There's many who are sleeping now it's been a busy day
And the tiny whisp of smoke is a-risin'.
"Oh lord" she groans "I'm burnin' let someone understand!"
But her silent plea is wasted in the playin' of the band!
Everybody's dancin' on the deck and they're a-havin' such a time
And a voice says "Shut up and deal I'm losin'"
Deep within the Yarmouth Castle the fire begins to glow
It leaps into the hallways and climbs and twists and grows!
And the paint she wore to keep her young oh Lord how well it burns!
And soon that ol' fire is ragin'.
Now beneath the bridge it's climbing fast the captain stands aloft
He calls up to the bos'un says "Bos'un we are lost!"
For the ragged hoses in the racks no pressure do they hold
The people down below will soon be dyin'.
All amidship's oh she's a-blazin' now it's spreadin' fore and aft!
The people are a-scramblin' as the fire blocks the path.
The evil smoke surrounds them and they're fallin' in their tracks
And the captain in his lifeboat is a-leavin'.
BREAK:
Oh then the ship Bahama Star comes steamin' through the night
She sees the Castle blazin' and 'tis a terrible sight.
"Jump down jump down" the captain cries "we'll save you if we can!"
And the paint on his funnels is a-fryin'.
God help the ones who sleep below and cannot find the way
Thank God for those we rescued upon this awful day!
Now the heroes they are many but the times are goin' slim
And now from stern to bow she's a-blazin'.
Oh the Yarmouth Castle's moanin' she's cryin' like a child
You can hear her if you listen above the roar so wild.
Is she cryin' for the ones who lie within her molten sides
Or cryin' for herself I'm a-wonderin'?
But the living soon were rescued the ones who lived to tell
From the Star they a-watched her as she died there in the swells.
Like a toy ship on a mill pond she burned all through the night
Then slipped beneath the waves in the mornin'.
