Well, it's four o'clock in the afternoon The anchors have been weighed From Miami to Nassau She's a-bound across the waves She'll a-headin' south through Biscayne Bay Into the open sea Yarmouth Castle, she's a-dyin' and don't know it
For the 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 sailin'
But the sands run out within her heart A tiny spark glows red And smolders through the evening There's laughter overhead Well, the dinner's served, the cards are dealt And the drinks are passed around While deep within the fire starts a-burnin'
It's midnight on the open sea The moon is a-shinin' bright Some people join the party And others say goodnight There's many who are sleepin' now It's been such a busy day And a tiny wisp 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 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 grow The paint she wore to keep her young Oh Lord, how well it burns And soon that old fire is a-ragin'
Beneath the bridge she's a-climbin' now The captain stands aloft He calls up to the boatswain, 'n' says "Boatswain, we are lost" Them ragged hoses in their racks No pressure do they hold And the people down below are dyin'
Well, amidship so she's blazin' now It's spreadin' fore and aft And the people are a-scramblin' As the fire blocks their path That evil smoke surrounds them And they're fallin' in their tracks And the captain in his lifeboat is a-leavin'
Oh, then the ship, Bahama Star Comes steaming through the night She sees the Castle a-blazin' And it 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 their way Thank God for those we rescue Upon this terrible day" Oh, the heroes, they are many And the times are growin' slim For now from stern to bow she's a-blazin'
Oh, the Yarmouth Castle's moanin' She's a-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 is she cryin' for herself, I'm a-wonderin'
And soon they all were rescued The ones who lived to tell And from the Star they watched her As she died there in the swells Like a toy ship on a mill pond She burned all through the night And slipped 'neath the waves in the mornin'Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
