Beverly Anne - music by Joshua Scott and Nathan McCartney, lyrics by Amanda McCartney
The men whistled as they passed by her For her beauty and radiance shown They'd have fought for the right To be with her tonight To be hers and hers alone To call Beverly Anne their own
People came from afar just to see her She was on the lips of every man With harsh trials of skill They competed until A crew was formed of dock hands Who would sail aboard Beverly Anne
As the waves crash down upon her She pushes onward as best she can If the storm cannot break her The cruel sea not take her She'll prove she is stronger than Fates no one could understand
Their first voyage started peaceful Out in waters unexplored They were too thrilled to see Dark clouds hanging lowly On the horizon ignored By all of the sailors aboard
A swift sickness took hold of the crew then Brought them shivering to their knees So they turned her back home Faced the storm that had grown She must take on those dangerous seas While the crew fought against the disease
Through the night, she cut waves like one flying Sailors held on as she held her course But the storm came on faster Than Beverly Anne's master Forsaw, and came on with great force They accepted and expected the worst
Her proud sails were slashed to ribbons Her wind battered mast snapped in two Still she wouldn't give in For this fight, she must win She knew all that she must do To protect her beloved crew
The storm raged against her as she sailed She struggled to keep her men safe She fought knowing that she must prevail That her men, she could not fail
The crew's fever broke just as the sun rose They found they'd already landed at shore They arrived at their port Not a single hand short In quicker time than they'd made before They marveled at Beverly Anne once more
As the men dropped anchor and walked shoreward Her captain turned to beam upon his ship But the smile never came As he saw her smashed frame The hull slashed open from tip to tip How had they ever survived the trip?
As the waves crash down upon her She pushes onward as best she can As if the storm couldn't break her The cruel sea not take her As if she was stronger than Fates no one could understand
Her captain stood in awe before her Lost in memories they shared He thought back through the years As he fought back the tears He had been unprepared But a few tender words he dared
"You've sailed your last voyage bravely My dearest Beverly Anne." The crew assembled her grave Her figurehead saved To memorialize her last stand The sacrifice of Beverly Anne
As the waves crash down upon her She pushes onward as best she can If the storm cannot break her The cruel sea not take her She'll prove she is stronger than Fates no one could understand As the waves crash down upon her She pushes onward as best she can If the storm cannot break her The cruel sea not take her She'll prove she is stronger than Fates no one could understand
The great ship The Beverly Anne