They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters
Haunting lyrics and melody.
Vid with full lyrics here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A&list=RD9vST6hVRj2A&start_radio=1
and a live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3x2vcergP0&list=RDM3x2vcergP0&start_radio=1
“Gord’s” voice was perfect for this haunting song.
BTW, nice mini-documentary (16 minutes) from the Minnesota Historical Society here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osAvIsgwIV0
After Lightfoot died, the famous bell @ the museum was, fittingly, rung THIRTY ONE times: 29 for the sailors, once (as usual) for all other sailors who have perished on the Great Lakes, and once for Gordon Lightfoot, for so fittingly immortalizing those mariners. Lightfoot said he wanted to make sure those men would not be forgotten: He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
Who says one man cannot make a difference?