Steamship Arabia

Story ID:	765
Written by:	Cynthia Jo Ross (bio, contact, other stories)
Organization:	Lens to the Past
Story type:	Poem
Location:	Kansas City USA
Year:	1856
Person:	Arabia

STEAMSHIP ARABIA

The Arabia was a steamship
On the Missouri it was found
It carried a rich cargo
Kansas City it was bound

Arabia, Arabia
The steamship called Arabia

Its hull was fully loaded
With tools and heavy plows
Guns and whiskey barrels,
And dry goods for the gals

Arabia, Arabia
The Steamship called Arabia

In the year of 1856
On that fateful night
The sky was clouded over
The moon didn't shed a light

Arabia, Arabia
The steamship called Arabia

Arabia hit a sawyer
Muddy water rushed in
All survived but a lone horse tied
As slowly the boat did sink

Arabia, Arabia
The steamship called Arabia