2588
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
2589
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
2590
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
2591
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
2592
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
2593
And later that night when the ship’s bell rang
2594
Could it be the north wind they’d been feelin’?
2595
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
2596
When the wave broke over the railing
2597
And every man knew, as the captain did too,
2598
‘Twas the witch of November come stealin’
2599
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
2600
When the gales of November came slashin’
2601
When afternoon came, it was freezin’ rain
2602
In the face of a hurricane west wind
2603
When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin’
“Fellas, it’s too rough to feed ya.”
2604 (Fixed that for you. ;))
2605
At seven p.m., a main hatchway caved in, he said
(oops, thanks)
2606
“Fellas, it’s been good to know ya.”
2607
The captain wired in he had water comin’ in