Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Have you ever noticed the large boats heading out into Lake Huron?

What are those boats doing? 
What are they carrying?
Where are they going?
What will people do with the contents of the boats?




Gordon Lightfoot has been referred to as one of Canada's greatest songwriters and is celebrated internationally as a folk-rock legend.

This song which highlights the dangers of working life on the Great Lakes an excellent example of songwriting as storytelling.