Marquette Bay

Hey up and away We're leaving today from Marquette Bay Hey up and away We're leaving today from Marquette Bay Throw the ore in the hull, by the sound of the gull With a pain in my skull I will head right out into the lake With a formal "standby!" from the L. S. & I We said our goodbyes with the land growing small in our wake Hey up and away We're leaving today from Marquette Bay Hey up and away We're leaving today from Marquette Bay Well, we all nearly died, out the storm we did ride But our captain was tried and he knew deep inside what to do No reaching the dock, the ship tied to a rock For three nights were were stopped But we lived to head off for the Soo Hey up and away We're leaving today from Marquette Bay Hey up and away We're leaving today from Marquette Bay Well the ore line was run in 1931 Under Michigan sun we would work till the whistle would blow Then we'd take on the town, paint it red, drink it down Then we'd stumble back round to our ship and we'd settle below We'd sleep off the ale, rising early to sail Far away from the rail, say goodbye to Marquette Bay