The Thresher

In Portsmouth town on the eastern shore
 Where many a fine ship was born
 The Thresher was built and the Thresher was launched
 And the crew of the Thresher was sworn
 She was shaped like a tear, she was built like a shark
 She was made to run fast and free
 And the builders shook their hands
 And the builders shared their wine
 Thought that they had mastered the sea
 Yes, she'll always run silent and she'll always run deep
 Though the ocean has no pity
 Though the waves will never weep
 They'll never weep
 And they marveled at her speed
 And they marveled at her depth
 They marveled at her deadly design
 And they sailed to every land
 And they sailed to every port
 Just to see what faults they could find
 Then they put her on the land
 For nine months to stand
 And they worked on her from stem to stern
 But they could never see it was their coffin to be
 For the sea was waiting for their return
 Yes, she'll always run silent and she'll always run deep
 Though the ocean has no pity
 Though the waves will never weep
 They'll never weep
 On a cold Wednesday morn' they put her her out to sea
 When the waves, they were nine feet high
 And they dove beneath the waves
 And they dove to their graves
 And they never said a last goodbye
 And it's deeper and deeper and deeper they dove
 Just to see what their ship could stand
 But the hull gave a moan and the hull gave a groan
 And they plunged to the deepest darkest sand
 Now she lies in the depths of the darkened ocean floor
 Covered by the waters cold and still
 Oh, can't you see the wrong?
 She was a death ship all along
 Died before she had a chance to kill
 And she'll never run silent and she'll never run deep
 For the ocean had no pity
 And the waves, they never weep
 They never weep