The Disappearance of the Cyclops

The story lives on from the Delaware River

Of the naval ship called the Cyclops

With a loaf of manganese ore 2 thousand tons more

Then the ship could possibly carry

They said it was alright and they will manage

So they left for the north unwillingly

The engineers wired in saying the engine was cracked

Again they wired in saying the ship was overfilled

So they made a stop at the Barbados

They were told that the ship was properly secure

Since it was properly secure there was no reason to stop

So on March 4th they left for the north once again

Swallowed by the vicious water

No wreckage ever found

No survivors to be saved

The waves keep on moving

And the story of the cyclops lives on

Everything was well and the ship was alright

The captain wired in saying weather is fair

That would be the last wire from the Cyclops

On March 13th they were due for Baltimore

But the ship never made it home

Swallowed by the vicious water

No wreckage was ever found

No survivors to be saved

The waves keep on moving

And the story of the cyclops lives on