歌词
<Verse 1>
She was tall, she was handsome,
Topsails gold and glowing,
Flowing like a dolphin fast and free.
And they called her the Sunrise,
She brought good weather with her,
The fairest Yankee beauty that ever sailed the sea.
<Chorus>
Now she's gone down the river,
She's gone, gone, forever,
Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone.
And now she's gone down the river,
She's gone, gone, forever,
Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone.
<Verse 2>
It was a dream to sail on her,
To feel the breeze upon ye,
To feel her responding to the wheel,
Oh to taste the salt spray on you
As you plow through the water,
That same way again I know I'll never feel.
<Chorus>
Oh she's gone down the river,
She's gone, gone, forever,
Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone.
And now she's gone down the river,
She's gone, gone, forever,
Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone.
<Verse 2>
Though sometimes in hard weather
We had tough times together,
Oh, me and the Yankee beauty of my dreams.
For like the wind she was contrary
And I had to be wary,
But then all leaders are like that so it seems.
<Chorus>
And now she's gone down the river,
She's gone, gone, forever,
Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone.
And now she's gone down the river,
She's gone, gone, forever,
Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone.
(And now she's gone down the river,)
(She's gone, gone, forever,)
(Oh the classic Yankee clipper is gone...)