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The Wreck Of The Beautiful - The Divine Comedy

When the Beautiful set sail

Back in 1970

She was state of the art

The flagship of our navy

But the salt sea took its toll

And the rust began to show

And with a heavy heart

We took her to the breaker's yard

I thought I heard her call

Maybe I heard nothing at all

I thought I heard her call

From the wreck of the Beautiful

But like the fattened cow

Can smell the butcher's knife

She knew where she was bound

A sad end to a proud life

That's when I heard her cry

And the waves rose five miles high

And the men who did not drown

Watched as the Beautiful went down

I thought I heard her call

Maybe I heard nothing at all

I thought I heard her call

From the wreck of the Beautiful

From the wreck of the Beautiful