ELISSA Song

She's an old iron bark, but a lady quite fine
A century working the seas
And her masts and her yards once more they will shine
And she'll run once again with the breeze

Chorus 1
And she'll sail again boys, She'll sail once more
She'll dance o'er the ocean as she's done before
By Galveston's Strand you'll find her made fast
She's a tall ship for Texas ELISSA

From Cardiff to Brazil she's hauled the black coal
Returning with sugar and oil,
Or cotton, mahogany, resin, or wheat
All delivered, one hundred years toil.

Chorus 1

ELISSA, refitted,
Stands ready to meet
The twenty-first century breeze.
And our children's children will haul on her sheets;
They'll have a tall ship for their seas.

Chorus. 1

From Rangoon to Boston her mastheads were seen
Yes all seven seas were her realm.
Her owners were portly. Her sailors were lean,
Her masters were skilled at the helm.

Chorus 2
Lift a glass and we'll sing to this fine lofty ship
returned and revived from the smuggler's grip
And here's to those souls who saved her from hell.
Your work's almost done and you've done quite well.

Final Chorus
And we'll sail again boys, we'll sail once more
We'll dance o'er the ocean as we've done before
By Galveston's Strand you'll find her made fast
She's a tall ship for Texas ELISSA