Inspiration for the Post-Katrina efforts

[mcscajun]

From the late, great Stan Rogers, "The Mary Ellen Carter", a tune about a boat sunk, efforts made, hope found, and triumph over adversity...here's the end of the lyric:

For we couldn't leave her there, you see, to crumble into scale.
She'd saved our lives so many times, living through the gale
And the laughing, drunken rats who left her to a sorry grave
They won't be laughing in another day. . .
And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

Rise again, rise again - though your heart it be broken
And life about to end
No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend.
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

[faithnotgreed]

1. sorry not to add anything to your post

but i have a stan rogers song on my itunes and really enjoyed his style
the house of orange

i listened to it yesterday and was interested in looking into his music
thanks for sharing and take good care