michigan-i-o – red iron ore lyrics
come all you bold sailors that follow the lakes
on an iron ore vessel your living to make
i shipped in chicago, bid adieu to the shore
bound for escanaba for red iron ore
in the month of september, the seventeenth day
two dollars and a quarter was all they would pay
and on monday morning the bridgeport did take
the e. c. roberts out into the lake
the wind from southward sprang up a fresh breeze
away through lake michigan the roberts did sneeze
down through the long router the roberts did roar
and on friday morning we passed through dеath’s door
this packet she howled ‘cross thе mouth of green bay
and before her cut water she dashed the white spray
we rounded the sand point, the anchor let go
we furled in our canvas and the watch went below
next morning we hove in along the exile
and soon was made fast to an iron ore pile
they lowered their chutes and like thunder did roar
they spouted into us that red iron ore
some sailors took shovels while others took spades
and some took wheel barrows, each man to his trade
we looked like red devils, our fingers got sore
we cursed escanaba and that d+mned iron ore!
the tug escanaba she towed out the minch
the roberts she though she had left in a pinch
and as she passed by us she bid us good bye
saying “we’ll meet in cleveland next fourth of july.”
‘cross saginaw bay the roberts did ride
with dark and deep water rolling over her side
and now for port huron the roberts must go
where the tug katey williams will take us in tow
we went through north passage, o lord how it blew!
and all ‘round the dummy a fleet there came too
the night being dark, old nick it would scare
we hove up next morn and for cleveland did steer
now the roberts in cleveland made faster and stem
and over the bottle we’ll spin a big yarn
but cap harvey shannon had ought to stand treat
for getting to cleveland ahead of the fleet
now my song is ended. i hope you won’t laugh
our dunnage is packed and all hands are paid off
here’s health to the roberts, she’s staunch, strong and true
never forgotten, bold boys of her crew
here’s health to the roberts, she’s staunch, strong and true
never forgotten, bold boys of her crew
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