Verse 1: From the Isle of Man's rugged shore. Charlie Cowan answered the call of war. Seventeen years in navy's embrace, Braving dangers, facing every chase. Chorus: Oh, Charlie Cowan, sailor bold, Through storm and fire, your story's gold. Four times you sank, yet still you stayed alive. A testament to a Manxman's pride. Verse 2: In May of forty, northern seas, An armed cruiser met its demise with ease. Torpedoed deep, it sank from sight, But Charlie lived to fight another fight. Chorus: Oh, Charlie Cowan, sailor bold, Through storm and fire, your story's gold. Four times you sank, yet still you stayed alive. A testament to a Manxman's pride. Verse 3: Later that year, off Plymouth's coast, A Free French ship became a ghost. Struck a mine, it vanished below, Yet Charlie's spirit refused to go. Chorus: Oh, Charlie Cowan, sailor bold, Through storm and fire, your story's gold. Four times you sank, yet still you stayed alive. A testament to a Manxman's pride. Verse 4: December forty-one, in Malaya's land, On Prince of Wales, you took your stand. Japanese bombers filled the sky, You fought with valor, refusing to die. Chorus: Oh, Charlie Cowan, sailor bold, Through storm and fire, your story's gold. Four times you sank, yet still you stayed alive. A testament to a Manxman's pride. Verse 5: Near Port Swettenham, a steamer's fate. Bombed and sunk, a tragic state. But Charlie, ever strong and true, Survived it all, and saw it through. Chorus: Oh, Charlie Cowan, sailor bold, Through storm and fire, your story's told. Four times you sank, yet still you rose, A testament to your courage, bold. Bridge: Through shrapnel's bite and ocean's roar, Charlie's tale we all adore. A beacon of the human will, His legend echoes louder still. Outro: So here's to Cowan, sailor grand, A hero from the Isle of Man. May his story ever be told, Of courage, heart, and his spirit bold.
