Well we just had a thread on this the other day. We have done some digging. The song refers to the Fall River MA to NYC ferry line that ran during the hey day of the textile industry that was dominated by Fall River and Lawrence MA mills in the mid to late 1800s, and into the 20th century. My Mom and Dad used to sing it, and I would love to find the rest of the song. I am surprised we haven't heard from Kendall on this one.

I just wrote a song about this city, and my grandfather. I was born there, as was he ... he used to take me for walks all around the city when I was small. I saw Fall River well, past its prime ... and in a very serious decline ... but he saw it in its glory.