I can see her leaving port in the Badger State
and her crew don't know they face a tragic fate.

Gone down, they sank way down there
when they find waves around 'em and they're dying scared.
Gone down, they sank way down there
when they find waves around 'em and they're dying scared.

She's the metal-freighter queen of the lakes so green
but the Gales of November hit her really mean.

Sometimes, I think it's a shame
that Lightfoot ain't elected to the Rock Hall of Fame.
Sometimes, I think it's a shame
that Lightfoot ain't elected to the Rock Hall of Fame.

I can picture Big Fitz hit as the waves they break.
Leaving in November was her last mistake.

Gone down, they sank way down there
when they find waves around 'em and they're dying scared.
Gone down, they sank way down there
when they find waves around 'em and they're dying scared.

(guitar break)

I can see her struggling hard by Ontario's coast.
As marine voyages go, this was much worse than most.

Sometimes, I feel my heart break
when I think of Big Fitz upon the floor of the lake.
Sometimes, I feel my heart break
when I think of Big Fitz upon the floor of the lake.

(guitar break)

I can see longshoremen cry on the Detroit dock
and they can't console themselves with being off the clock.

Sometimes, I feel my heart break
when I think of Big Fitz upon the floor of the lake.
Gone down, they sank way down there
when they find waves around 'em and they're dying scared.
Gone down, they sank way down there
when they find waves around 'em and they're dying scared.
Sometimes, I think it's a sin
that they tried so hard to make to a place like Cleveland.