Guns on the Sundeck

[Verse 1]

The Queen Mary crossed over one thousand times

Saw forty-nine deaths and four babies cry

One of the true great ocean liners

Painted up for the sea to find her

[Verse 2]

Found her home at the Grand Atlantic

People looking for something romantic

Many came from far and wide

Just to glimpse her crossing the tides

[Chorus]

"I miss the ocean," she said

"It's nice in the sun

But I need a break

From the dead people"

[Verse 3]

They painted her gray when she left for the war

Guns on the sundeck and kicked to the shore

She lost so much of her great grandeur

But her colors some day would shine once more

[Chorus]

"I miss the ocean," she said

"It's nice in the sun

But I need a break

From the dead people"

[Verse 4]

At the time she was back, people were flying

The speed of the plane was too satisfying

She spent her days growing old in the haze

And ghosts took over this dark poor place

[Chorus]

"I miss the ocean," she said

"It's nice in the sun

But I need a break

From the dead people"

[Verse 5]

Pedder died in '66

You can still hear him banging in the cellar of the ship

Fall of '67 was her last hurrah

Then they painted her up like a movie star

[Chorus]

"I miss the ocean," she said

"It's nice in the sun

But I need a break

From the dead people"

[Verse 6]

She's resting now as a boat hotel in Southern California

Poltergeists and teams of psychics can't seem to break or lure her

On the decks, a mystery as the air went cool

I heard footsteps and the screaming, "There's phantoms in the pool!"

I saw what I saw, there was nobody there

There was a woman watching, she was sitting in that chair

[Chorus]

"I miss the ocean," she said

"It's nice in the sun

But I need a break

From the dead people"

[Outro]

Nice in the sun

But I need a break

From the dead people