Verse 1] The night was black as carbon steel, the waves were cold and mean, A shadow crossed the rising moon, a flash where none had been. Through thunder’s roll and shellfire’s moan, a whisper carried on — It spoke the name the sailors feared: Shimakazee in the Spawn! ⸻ [Chorus] Yippie-ai-yo, yippie-ai-yay… Shimakazee in the Spawn! Her turbines howl, her guns still blaze — The ghost ship carries on! ⸻ [Verse 2] She once was fast, the fastest made, she cut the waves in two, With seven guns and torpedoes long, her crimson pennant flew. But iron rain and fire came down, the sea became her tomb — Now lightning shows her silver hull, still racing through the gloom. ⸻ [Chorus] Yippie-ai-yo, yippie-ai-yay… Shimakazee in the Spawn! From Truk Lagoon to Leyte’s bay, Her phantom battle’s drawn! ⸻ [Bridge] The watchmen cry, “All hands below!” — the sonar screams in pain, A shimmer cuts across the waves — they see that ship again. Her decks are manned by shadow men, their faces pale and gone, And through the static rolls a voice: ‘Shimakazee carries on!’ ⸻ [Final Chorus – slow & echoing] Yippie-ai-yo, yippie-ai-yay… Shimakazee in the Spawn! The sea remembers every name… The ghost ship sails at dawn. (long reverb on final note — thunder rolls, waves fade)
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