Wreck Of The Carlos Rey

Fifteen travelin' to work the fields

Toil in factories and sweat those deals

Set out to sail from Santa Rosalie

I left you a note tacked to a tree

I'm yours carino

I'll return one day

Now I'm leavin' on the Carlos Rey

Four cruel days under stormy skies

Not much bread to keep us alive

The wind kicked up and the rain come down

And then we all heard a terrible sound

I'm yours carino

Nothin' more to say

I'm lost in the wreck of the Carlos Rey

Struggled against the poor weather tie

Fetched my bag with your picture inside

But my heart did break as it slipped away

Disappearin' into the gray

I'm yours carino

I'm gone to stay

Down in the wreck of the Carlos Rey

In the dark and cold I let you go

With the hard cold work that I took on

I sleep in a bed of salt and sand

And I dream sweet dreams of takin' your hand

I'm yours carino

I'm gone away

Down in the wreck of the Carlos Rey