Last Chance Rendezvous

It was a moonless night on a rolling gulf leaving out of Veracruz A crew of five trying to stay alive nothing left to loose A one-shot deal Captain Mack at the wheel we were desperate men On a last chance rendezvous A fine shrimper too was the Linda Lou loaded way past her line She'd made many a run bringing home a ton no worries on my mind The seas looked rough but not too tough for the Linda Lou On a last chance rendezvous Why do we take such a chance Love of the sea's romance The first winter's storm came early one morn we were taking on water below Put up a hell of a fight on into the night the storm was taking her toll Down went the crew with the Linda Lou only one survived On a last chance rendezvous Morning broke through the sky as a trawler passed by and plucked me from the ocean blue Never dreamed the cost would be four lives lost from the sinking of the Linda Lou So life rolls on with love and sweet song as we all must strive For our last chance rendezvous Why do we take such a chance Love of the sea's romance