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[Verse 1: Vernon Dalhart]
At 4 o’clock one evening
Of a warm September day
A great and mighty airship
From Lakehurst flew away
[Verse 2: Vernon Dalhart]
The mighty Shenandoah
The pride of all this land
A crew above the bravest
Captain Lansdowne in command
[Verse 3: Vernon Dalhart]
At 4 o’clock next morning
The earth was far below
When a storm in all its fury
Gave her a fatal blow
[Verse 4: Vernon Dalhart]
For hours they bravely struggled
They worked with all their might
But the storm could not be conquered
And the ship gave up the fight
[Verse 5: Vernon Dalhart]
Her sides were torn asunder
Her cabin was torn down
The captain and his brave men
Crashed into the ground
[Verse 6: Vernon Dalhart]
And fourteen lives were taken
But they’d not died in vain
Their names will live forever
Within the hall of fame
[Verse 7: Vernon Dalhart]
In the little town of Greenville
A mother’s watchful eye
Was waiting for the airship
To see her son go by
[Verse 8: Vernon Dalhart]
But alas, her boy lay sleeping
His last great flight was o’er
He’s gone to meet his maker
His ship will fly no more
[Verse 9: Vernon Dalhart]
A loving wife and children
A mother's broken heart
They’re mourning for their loved one
Since the storm tore them apart
[Verse 10: Vernon Dalhart]
But their faith will not be shaken
They’ll see him by and by
They know he waits in heaven
Where the brave go when they die
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Vernon Dalhart

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