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The L​.​R. Doty (Single)

by Testa Rosa

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She was the greatest of beauties, Born to sail over the sea Great as the lake that she weathered Chicago to Sault Saint Marie Christened the L. R. Doty Trailing column of steam No one would doubt she was sturdy In cold water she was the queen Back in Chicago she readied But she wasn't leaving alone Olive Jeanette would sail with her But only Olive Jeanette would come home Ripped from the chains on her rudder Into the wind she was thrown 30 foot waves pounded on her Til suddenly she was alone Ship cats Wadsworth and Dewey Are climbing the backs of the men And all I can feed them is coffee But sea killed the burner again Somewhere outside of Milwaukee As I searched the waves for her a light No where could I see the Doty As she rolled over into the night How can we go back without her And when will this storm set us free Seventeen souls are upon her And I know they're waiting for me I think the ships going down It wasn't til now that I see You'll never hold on to water But now water holds on to me
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She was the greatest of beauties, Born to sail over the sea Great as the lake that she weathered Chicago to Sault Saint Marie Christened the L. R. Doty Trailing column of steam No one would doubt she was sturdy In cold water she was the queen Back in Chicago she readied But she wasn't leaving alone Olive Jeanette would sail with her But only Olive Jeanette would come home Ripped from the chains on her rudder Into the wind she was thrown 30 foot waves pounded on her Til suddenly she was alone Ship cats Wadsworth and Dewey Are climbing the backs of the men And all I can feed them is coffee But sea killed the burner again Somewhere outside of Milwaukee As I searched the waves for her a light No where could I see the Doty As she rolled over into the night How can we go back without her And when will this storm set us free Seventeen souls are upon her And I know they're waiting for me I think the ships going down It wasn't til now that I see You'll never hold on to water But now water holds on to me

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The song L.R. Doty is about a 300 ft steamship that sank near Milwaukee in 1898. As with many of her journeys, the Doty was towing a schooner barge that night, the Olive Jeanette. Suddenly, engulfed by a violent storm, the line between the two snapped and the L.R. Doty, one of the last giant wooden steamers of the Great Lakes, was never seen again. That is, until June of 2010, when Captain Jitka Hanakova and her team discovered her about 20 miles off of Oak Creek , WI. You can learn more about the discovery at www.ship-wreck.com/shipwreck/doty/.

This song was written for, and under the guidance, of Captain Hanakova. Testa Rosa enjoyed this song project so much, they wrote two versions: "The L.R. Doty" and "The L.R.Doty (Stormy Version)".

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released January 1, 2007

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Testa Rosa Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ever glance down at the speedometer and realize those cherries in the rear view really are for you? How could they know that heart-crushing pop music was to blame. Testa Rosa writes songs to make you remember love and forget the speed limit.

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