The Thresher

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[Verse 1]
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In Portsmouth town on the eastern shore
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Where many a fine ship was born.
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The Thresher was built
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And the Thresher was launched
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And the crew of the Thresher was sworn.

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She was shaped like a tear
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She was built like a shark
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She was made to run fast and free.
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And the builders shook their hands
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And the builders shared their wine,
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And thought that they had mastered the sea.

[Chorus]
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Yes, she'll always run silent
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And she'll always run deep
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Though the ocean has no pity
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Though the waves will never weep
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They'll never weep.

[Verse 2]
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And they marvelled at her speed
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And they marvelled at her depth
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They marvelled at her deadly design
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And they sailed to every land
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And they sailed to every port
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Just to see what faults they could find

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Then they put her on the land
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For nine months to stand
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And they worked on her from stem to stern
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But they could never see
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It was their coffin to be
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For the sea was waiting for their return

[Chorus]
            Bm         F#
Yes, she'll always run silent
           Em         F#
And she'll always run deep
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Though the ocean has no pity
        A                F#
And the waves will never weep
              Bmadd9
They'll never weep

[Verse 3]
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On a cold Wednesday morn
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They put her her out to sea
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When the waves they were nine feet high
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And they dove 'neath the waves
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And they dove to their graves
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And they never said a last goodbye

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And its deeper and deeper
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And deeper they dove
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Just to see what their ship could stand
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But the hull gave a moan
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And the hull gave a groan
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And they plunged to the deepest darkest sand

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Now she lies in the depths
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Of the darkened ocean floor
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Covered by the waters cold and still
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Oh can't you see the wrong
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She was a death ship all along
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Died before she had a chance to kill

[Chorus]
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And she'll never run silent
    Em               F#
And she'll never run deep
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For the ocean had no pity
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And the waves, they never weep
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They never weep