J. Elijah Cho - Bethune Blackwater Schooner (Wikipedia Show) Lyrics

Well gather round me hearties
And you'll hear the tragic tale
Of the crew of the Bethune
And of the schooner they did sail

What awful fate befell them
That could sink their sturdy boat
The truth is that nobody really knows!

Oh! What was the ship that sank in the night?
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!
Or maybe it was day and it wasn't at night!
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!
Or maybe it's a time that isn't day or night
Like maybe at dusk or maybe twilight
The only thing we know about this ship is the name
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!

I'm sorry I'm so serious
But boat talk makes me stern
A river's not an ocean 'cause
Sometimes you have to turn

But should we blame the river
For the schooner on its floor
They sank the boat just 50 feet from shore!

Who were the crew and how could they crash?
Bethune Blackwater Schooner
Were they sailing with wood selling lumber for cash
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!
Were they getting insurance so they burned it to ash
Oh maybe our treasure is another man's trash
The only thing we know about this ship is the name
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!

Oh years ago this ship did sink
But stayed so well preserved
That scientists believed they'd find
The purpose that it served
Oh what could they discover from
This wreck with new found fame
'Cause we don't even know the ship's real name

What was the name we made up for the ship
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!
And what was the name that we gave to the ship?
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!
Did you know you can just name a ship
And no one will care, nobody gives a ship
The name the way we gave the ship the name
Bethune Blackwater Schooner!