The Longest Johns – Pride Of The White Star Line (Guitar)

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In the Belfast yard where she was made of Harland-Wolff design

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The plan was struck to build three ships that funds would not define

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The gantry raised up in '08, a nameless liner rose

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To make the journeys to New York in record time and so

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She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall

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Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more

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She'll run for decades more

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Olympic soon became her stamp, no finer ship did sail

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Smoking rooms and Turkish baths and palm trees rail to rail

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As sleek and striking as could be, and speed second to none

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She sailed from Portsmouth Dock and showed the world how it was done

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She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall

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Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more

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She'll run for decades more

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The Hawke was running 'long her side around the Isle of Wight

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A swing to starboard up and took the helmsman by surprise

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Two holes were punched into her side and water flooded in

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She staggered back to Portsmouth Dock and lived to sail again

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She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall

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Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more

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She'll run for decades more

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Titanic sank into the depths, Britannic joined her too

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Through the wars, Olympic kept on sailing sure and true

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Missions out in open sea with U-boats in her stead

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Damn near cut them clean in two and sank them to the bed

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She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall

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Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more

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She'll run for decades more

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Now, every dog must have its day and all good things must pass

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Shipyards forged much bigger crafts that dwarfed her in her class

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The trips were few and fares declined, the world marched on ahead

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They pulled her down in Jarrow town, still striking to 'til end

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She's the pride of the White Star Line, may her engines never stall

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Her sisters died from 'berg and mine, but she'll run for decades more

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She'll run for decades more