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To me, the old cook was the hero of that song.
by ourmandave 4y ago
To me, the old cook was the hero of that song.
- possiblydrunk 4y agoYes! When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya" At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said "Fellas, it's been good to know ya"
- bombcar 4y agoThat's the lyric Lightfoot changed when sung live, to take into account the more recent hypothesis on how it sank: At seven p.m. it grew dark; it was then Which is nicer to the crew (doesn't imply it was a mistake on their part) but doesn't really quite flow as nicely.