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THE SHIP THAT NEVER RETURNED Sung by: Mrs. Ben Daugherty Recorded in Cave City, AR 8/24/58 Click here to listen to the original recording No, it never returned, The ship that never returned. For years and years There've been loved ones waiting For the ship that never returned. Said a gay young soldier to his weeping wife, "Do not weep for me. I will return again And build a little cottage That will last us all through life." Did he ever return? No, he never returned. He never returned to her. For years and years There've been loved ones waiting For the ship that never returned. Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #690; Brown, Vol. I, #215. |
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