Song Description

A song of remembrance for a best buddy. A true story with a bit of poet5ic license.

Lyrics

THE CAMBRIA

An old abandoned boat on Coney Island Creek
Nobody knew who owned it or how it came to be
A weather-beaten hull - a hint of mystery
It seemed like it had been there for eternity

The Cambria - black letters on it's side
Risin' fallin' risin' with the rhythm of the tide
Like the beating heart of something alive
The Cambria belonged there - with the sea and sky

My buddy Jerry Lee and me - we'd take the Sea Beach subway line
To Coney Island in the summer time
We'd see The Cambria - floating -on that muddy creek
We'd laugh and joke - as long as she is there - life is gonna be sweet

I lost my buddy - I lost him suddenly
It hit me like a two ton truck - slamming into me
Now I'm living - in his memory
But there's something I had to know - I had to see

I went back to the Sea Beach subway line
Took it to Coney Island - took it one last time
Looked out the window as we crossed that creek
The Cambria was gone - no where to be seen

An old abandoned boat on Coney Island Creek
Nobody knew who owned it or how it came to be
A weather-beaten hull - a hint of mystery
It seemed like it would be there for eternity

© Marv Conan