The Mary Ellen Carter The Longest Johns

[Verse 1]
Oh, she went down last October in a pouring, driving rain
The skipper, he'd been drinking and the mate, he felt no pain
Out close to Three Mile Rock, and she was dealt her mortal blow
Then the Mary Ellen Carter settled low
There were just us four aboard her when she finally was awash
We worked like hell to save her, all heedless of the cost
But the groan she made as she went down, it caused us to proclaim
That the Mary Ellen Carter'd rise again

[Chorus]
Rise again, rise again!
May her name not be lost to the knowledge of men
All those who loved her best and who were with her till the end
Will make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again!

[Verse 2]
Well, the company wrote her off; not a nickel would they spend
She gave twenty years of service, boys, and met her sorry end
But insurance paid the loss to us, said, "Let her rest below"
Then they laughed at us; said we had to go
But we talked of her all winter, sometimes days around the clock
She's worth a quarter-million, afloating at the dock
And with every jar that hit the bar, we swore we would remain
And make the Mary Ellen Carter rise again