Abigail

ABIGAIL
Tia McGraff/Tommy Parham

Verse 1
Many are written the ballads of men
Of sailors and storms they braved
Mine's of a lady, a humble walk of life
And all the shipwrecked lives she saved

They call her the "angel of Long Point"
Lived in a cabin on Lake Erie shore
Single handedly rescued a seven man crew
In November of 1854

Chorus
Abigail what were you thinking
Wading chin high in that icy cold lake
Was it fate of an act of compassion?
Tell me what does it take?
To be a woman of such courage and strength
Quite a tale
Abigail

Verse 2
They say a buffalo schooner had run aground in the night
The crew clung to her side cold and grim
One by one, Abigail carried them safely to shore
On her shoulders cause she couldn't swim

Chorus


Verse 3
Looking out over the waves in the bay
I can't imagine it still
Abigail Becker, did you do it afraid
If only you were here to tell

Chorus
Abigail what were you thinking
Wading chin high in that icy cold lake
Was it fate of an act of compassion?
Tell me what does it take?
To be a woman of such courage and strength
What a tale
Abigail






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