Susan K. Rowse - The Ghost Ship of Ossabaw Sound lyrics

There in the mist of Ossabaw the mystery doth abound Right here in the view of Warsaw...deep in this green tea sound Just here in these deep waters where shrouds of grays roll in Where endless creeks and channels wreath with north eastern winds There lies a pea green inlet where giant oaks weep down Their silent gray Spanish Moss moans to this mystic sound It comes up on you quickly and shrouds you most complete It woos your gut instincts and settles round your feet It is a complete mystery for here the spirits fly You sense intrusion coming near the ma**es by and by Out in the mist where vapors rise and chills come with each breath She comes out of nowhere...her mast and this great ship She moves without a whisper and glides on blades of gra** Then enters from the marshes then gently she rolls past She looms just like her mystery, her masts of oak turned bold She comes upon a whisper and turns the calm to cold She looms out of nowhere but from the ages gone There's no company of strangers or sailors with her bones She skips the waters freely then steely she glides on She's manned by ghosts of yesterday this pirate with her bones Some call her the Ghost Ship...her scars,to this,attest To battles won in victory upon her canva**ed chest Where did she hail and why has she determined this her home? Tis a haven for her kin...her pirates and their bones She is but a sentry left here to guard the stakes Waiting for her captain and bides til he awakes She comes in with the fog of dawn then she dissipates She is loyal to her kin, their honor and their fate Ossabaw is gifted for the spirit here This mystery is a blessing for all who wonder near It speaks of faith in honor...her lessons give us pride This Ghost so grand with her charm still sleeps with every tide Then when's the need to check her lot, she looms through misted veils Then comes again aloof and proud to hoist anew her sails.