SHENANDOAH

                BY John king

Their is a ship i will never forget,

 I will walk her decks again with all sails set;

Shenandoah is a ship made very strong'

From oak and pine she is

One hundred eight feet long .

Her masts are raked strong and true,

And they hum like bees when the wind blows thru.

This windjammer was made too last,

No plastic or chrome and very little glass.

Three jibs pull from the bow spirt.

Like a motor with a motor with two hundred

horses in it.

Duck is the material used for the sail,

Strong enough too withstand the strongest gale.

Captain Douglas is at the wheel'

His face is chiseled from granite,

And his nerves are tempered like steel.

Around the mast is  a neat fife rail,

With a belaying pin, to control each sail.

The square topsails catch the lightest breeze.

Even back up the ship when you please.

The decks are washed with hose and brush

Then breakfast is served without ceremony or rush.

The winds help decide witch bay ,

will be her mouring at the end of day.

She glides thru the warm blue water

Smooth and pretty like Neptunes daughter.

This beautiful windjammer that

 sails the Sea,

will again sail, with her captain,

her crew, and me.