[Ed Shacklee]

Lament for Séan

O strong was the wood in the ashen oar,
And strong was the heart of Séan its rower,
And strong was the boat as she skimmed the tide,
And strong were the thowl-pins fixed in her side;
Strong, strong, strong!

But strong was the wave that broke the oar,
That stopped the heart of Séan its rower,
That sunk the boat as she skimmed the tide,
That smashed the thowl-pins fixed in her side;
Strong, strong, strong!

- D.J. O’Sullivan