They had 'er last supper the day of the beaching
She's a dead ship sailin', skeleton crew
The galley is empty, the stove pots are cloolin'
With what's left of the stew?

The time is approachin', the captain moves over
The hangman steps in to do what he's paid for
With the wind and the tide she goes proud ahead, steamin'
And he drives 'er hard into the shore

So far from the Clyde
Together we'd ride, we did ride

As if to a wave from her bows to her rudder
Bravely she rises to meet with the land
Under their feet, they all feel her keel shudder
The shallow sea washes their hands

Later the captain shakes hands with the hangman
He climbs slowly down to the oily wet ground
Goes back to the car that has come here to take him
Through the graveyard and back to the town

So far from the Clyde
Together we'd ride, we did ride

They pull out her cables and hack off her hatches
Too poor to be wasteful with pity or time
They swarm on her carcass with torches and axes
Like a whale on the bloody shoreline

Stripped off her pillars her stays and her stanchions
When there's only her bones on the wet poison land
Steel ropes will drag her with winches and engines
'Til there's only a stain on the sand

So far from the Clyde
Together we'd ride, we did ride
So far from the Clyde
Together we'd ride, we did ride


Lyrics submitted by DogSwede, edited by kennakr, nsorens, gtrman423

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    Nobody does a dirge like a Scot except maybe a Jewish Scot! This is one of my favorite of MK's zillions of songs. Always makes me cry. The lyrics as shown above are not accurate, but I notice someone's already addressed that and provided correct lyrics..

    PSKITTYon June 22, 2013   Link

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