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The Crossing. (Song about the Tay Rail Bridge Disaster)

The Crossing. Lyrics and chords below ..... Written and played by Dougie Taylor on baritone ukulele. At 5.20 on the evening of Sunday 28 December 1879 the scheduled train left Burntisland Station on its way to Dundee. Pulled by engine no. 224, the six carriages contained fifty nine men, women and children. Just after ten past seven it left the shores of Fife at Wormit Bay and made its way across the river Tay via the eighteen month old Tay rail bridge. At that point those on board had no idea that all of their futures would be as one and condensed into only the next few seconds. It was a stormy night and an horrendous wind gusted from the south west. As the train entered the high girders section of the bridge, its journey terminated violently. Witnesses in Dundee, saw the faint lights of the locomotive and carriages on the bridge as it made its way towards them. They then saw a flash of light or a series of sparks from its last position, then complete darkness. They waited in disbelief, hoping that the lights would appear again. However, the darkness prevailed. One man walked along the bridge towards Fife , having to crawl at one point due to the strength of the storm. When he got to where the high girders section of the bridge ought to have been, there was nothing. In front of him was a scene of chaotic twisted metal extending downwards, towards beguiling darkness. The middle section of the bridge had gone. From the Fife side, the signalman watched the train go onto the bridge, only minutes later to see flashes and sparks followed by darkness. The lights of the train did not reappear so he made his way down the banking. At that point there was a break in the clouds and the moonlight momentarily shone a light on the terrible reality that the middle section of the bridge had gone, taking with it the train and passengers. At first light, the following day, Dundee woke up to the stark reality that part of the longest bridge in the world had plummeted into the cold Tay waters. For the next few days and weeks the grave search continued in an effort to recover bodies. There were no survivors and only 46 bodies of the known 59 people on board were ever found. Locomotive number 224 was eventually recovered from the water and was remarkably put back into service. An inquiry into the disaster took place and this resulted in finding faults in the bridge design, the construction materials used and in the maintenance regime. Throughout history, mankind has challenged nature on many fronts. From mountains to deep seas, most of this planet has at some point in time been the focus of celebrations as to the conquering ego of humanity. On some occasions nature has pushed back, demonstrating that for as much as humans have advanced in so many spheres; it is mother Earth who holds the ultimate power. It certainly did on that wild and dark December evening. The majestic wonder of engineering perfection, was not what it seemed ..... Intro(Dm)La la la (C)la la (F)la la x 2 (Dm)Hopes of life and (C)dreams abound, no more (A#)stories to be (F)told (Dm)Fae land tae sea the (C)wind blew strong, a(A#)long the wee train (F)rolled (A#)The shores of Fife it (F)left behind, a(C)cross the Tay sped (F)free (A#)Dundee's side it (F)didnae reach, (C)swallowed by the (F)sea Chorus (F)The night that the (C)bridge came (A#)doo...oo...oo...(F)oon, (A#)Nature (F)took awa some (C)dreams, (F)Man made (C)beauty, (A#)lost in that (F)gale, (A#)Perfection is (C)never what it (F)se...(A#)ee..(C)eems, (C)It’s no’ what it (F)seems. (Dm)La la la (C)la la (F)la la x 2 (Dm)Nightime’s veil con(C)cealed the truth, the (A#)glow o’ dawn’s faint (F)light, (Dm)Tortured iron, (C)waves devoured, souls (A#)taken in heaven’s (F)flight (A#)Through the day and (F)into night, (C)fading all hope (F)lost (A#)In the river, (F)where they lay, (C)mans’ failure marked the (F)cost Chorus (F)The night that the (C)bridge came (A#)doo...oo...oo...(F)oon, (A#)Nature (F)took awa some (C)dreams, (F)Man made (C)beauty, (A#)lost in that (F)gale, (A#)Perfection is (C)never what it (F)se...(A#)ee..(C)eems, (C)It’s no’ what it (F)seems. (Dm)La la la (C)la la (F)la la x 2 (Dm)Today, the bridge it (C)proudly stands a(A#)gainst what nature (F)throws (Dm)The Tay it spans, Dun(C)dee it lands, the (A#)west wind strong it (F)blows (A#)Stumps o’ brick fae (F) seabed bound, (C)through the waves pro(F)ject, (A#)Their presence in the (F)water there, sad (C)memory tae pro(F)tect Chorus (F)The night that the (C)bridge came (A#)doo...oo...oo...(F)oon, (A#)Nature (F)took awa some (C)dreams, (F)Man made (C)beauty, (A#)lost in that (F)gale, (A#)Perfection is (C)never what it (F)se...(A#)ee..(C)eems, (C)It’s no’ what it (F)seems. (Dm)La la la (C)la la (F)la la x 2