Ghosts Of Islamorada

A Poem by Missi

a song about the world war one veterans who died in the hurricane of 1935 while trying to build the overseas highway that begins at the florida mainland and ends in key west

Ghosts Of Islamorada

(verse 1)
welcome signs were made
and hung on every door
for the brothers that were heros
that were comin' home from war
they stood proud and they stood tall
they were admired and loved by all
no one ever knew there'd ever come a day
they'd be hungry, tired and poor
the wretched refuse
of hoover's teemin' shore
(verse 2)
they took jobs and worked for very little pay
slept in tents and worked together
on the overseas highway
they stood proud and they stood tall
even papa loved them all
no one ever knew there'd ever come a day
they'd be taken all away
by the winds
of a bloody holiday
(instrumental break)
(verse 3)
that old haunt still looks the same year after year
i can almost see the builders
standin' on the piers
they stand proud and they stand tall
still admired and loved by all
there's a pretty garden where thier ashes lay
not much cryin' anymore
for the sleepin' children
of the golden door
(end)
when i hear the winds a blowin
when i see a darkened sky
i'm reminded of a story
that i heard so long ago
about the prayers of the forgotten
as they waited for a train
that never came
oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh
and i can hear the desperation
in thier voices
as they cried
ghosts of islamorada
ghosts of islamorada