Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
Red River Dave McEnery
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A ship out on the ocean, just a speck against the sky,
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Amelia Earhart flying that sad day;
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With her partner, Captain Noonan, on the second of July
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Her plane fell in the ocean, far away.
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There's a beautiful, beautiful field
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Far away in a land that is fair.
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Happy landings to you, Amelia Earhart
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Farewell, first lady of the air.
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She radioed position and said that all was well,
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Although the fuel within the tanks was low.
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But they'd land on Howland Island and refuel her monoplane,
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Then on their trip around the world they'd go.
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Well, a half an hour later an SOS was heard,
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The signal weak, but still her voice was brave.
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Oh, in shark-infested waters her plane went down that night
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In the blue Pacific to a watery grave.
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Well, now you have heard my story of that awful tragedy,
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We pray that she might fly home safe again.
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Oh, in years to come though others blaze a trail across the sea,
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We'll ne'er forget Amelia and her plane.
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