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Thread #171631 Message #4151390
Posted By: GUEST,Saul T. Dawg
29-Aug-22 - 01:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Downed and Drowned - The Longest Johns
Subject: Lyr Add: Downed and Drowned - The Longest Johns
Downed and Drowned The Longest Johns David Robinson / Andrew Robert Yates / Jonathan Michael Peter Darley / Robert James Alexander Sattin
(The) San Jose was lost at sea Along with a Spanish company Their powder caught under fierce attack The king never got his emeralds back They're down, downed and drowned Downed and drowned and never found (x2?)
The Royal Charter in Dulas Bay One of 200 lost that day Miners' pockets filled with gold Dragged them down in the ocean cold They're down, downed and drowned Downed and drowned and never found
(CH)They're down, drowned in the depths below Where the sun don't shine and the winds don't blow And the timbers crack and the mainstay fails We'll all find peace wrapped within our sails
(The) Mary Celeste was found alone The fate of her crew is still unknown Murder, fraud, or acts bizarre No one can say but chances are They're down, dowend and drowned Downed and drowned and never found
Hail the Revenge for their bravery Tried to escape fighting fifty three The surrender of her last sixteen crew Didn't save her boards from the briny blue They're down, downed and drowned Downed and drowned and never found
They're down, drowned in the depths below Where the sun don't shine and the winds don't blow And the timbers crack and the mainstay fails We'll all find peace wrapped within our sails
Pity the crew of Hermione (Her-my-own-nee) Suffered a curse in mutiny Their vicious captain caused the brawl Mutineers were victims all They're down, downed and drowned Downed and drowned and never found
General Slocum's wheels of wood Caught ablaze like they never should Floats of cork filled with weights instead Sent families off to the riverbed They're down, downed and drowned Downed and drowned and never found
They're down, drowned in the depths below Where the sun don't shine and the winds don't blow When the timbers crack and the mainstay fails We'll all find peace wrapped within our sails
All my friends are dead and gone I'll join them soon, it won't be long Whether lost at sea or far ashore To the ocean return forevermore We're down, downed and drowned Downed and drowned and never found (fade out) Down, downed, and drowned Downed and drowned and never found