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"Ode to the Enchantress - Guardian of the Sea" lyrics
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Ode to the Enchantress
Guardian of the Sea
Tim Wittman©2010
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Where do you lay your weary head?
Where lay your body down?
Amid the crash of wrecking ball
You sink into the sound.
Is this a fitting legacy
Of one so strong and proud?
The mighty tug Enchantress
Sweet friend of Puget Sound.
Verse – 1
The mighty Tug Enchantress
Rides high in majesty.
Guardian of those who draw a living
From the sea.
Cargo ships and tankers
Log booms of coastal trees.
The mighty tug Enchantress
Guardian of the sea.
Chorus-
Verse – 2
One hundred twenty feet
She glides.
From upright bow to stern.
Her pilot house an eagles nest
While ocean currents churn.
Escorting precious cargo
Freighter, barges, old and new,
Kept safe from hostile forces
At the height of World War Two.
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Verse – 3
Waters of Lake Union
Ballard Locks, Alaska, too.
She journeyed to Padilla Bay
Left by who knows who.
Tied to rotting pilings
Sometimes covered by the tide
Though we called for preservation
Only few stood by her side.
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Verse – 4
The ship is just an eyesore
Poisoning our view.
She could be leaking oil and fuel
Toxic hazards, too.
They should have hung her on a cross
As we plead her case in vain.
Till’ the wrecking ball came crashing down
She was never seen again.
Chorus
Chorus
End
About my song
The Enchantress was a mighty tug who sailed during WWII, and served in ports of Alaska and Washington State. During her later years, she was towed and abandoned, tied to rotting pilings, finally becoming the subject of controversy over what to do with her. A small group of people worked hard to save her from destruction, but lost out in the cause. The Enchantress was finally destroyed, never to be seen again. This song attempts to keep her memory alive and offer a bit of thanks for the service she provided during times of peace and war.