The Robert McKenzie



Thirty two men down
On the Robert McKenzie,
Thirty two men drown
Splashing in a frenzy.

One year on and no bodies found
Yet somebody has let slip,
In the night they heard a sound
It was the McKenzie ghost ship.

Passing through the night
Without the sign of a crew,
Illuminated with bright light
The McKenzie's aiming for you.

Wailing, screaming, gunfire too
Then the McKenzie was gone,
Our hull it passed right through
Damage to our ship...NONE
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Submitted on November 12, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF FXFA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 429
Words 80
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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