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The Grey Ghost – An Original Tribute Song for USS Enterprise (CV-6)

The Grey Ghost – An Original Tribute Song for USS Enterprise (CV-6) USS Enterprise—the “Grey Ghost”—stood through every major Pacific battle of World War II. she became the most decorated U.S. Navy vessel of the war. Lyrics: Verse I I was born of steel and sailor’s pride, Where ocean winds and fate collide. Christened late, but called to war, I sailed through peace—and found much more. Chorus I They would call me The Grey Ghost—but not just yet, For now, Enterprise was all they’d bet. I held the line, middle child in titan’s path, A fighting hull—not yet a wrath. The war was young, the skies were choked— I answered still. I never broke. Verse II I missed the bombs at Pearl’s red dawn, But felt the price when peace was gone. At Doolittle’s dare and Midway’s flame, I played my part in history’s name. With burning decks and mangled wings, I showed what war and courage brings. Chorus II They called me The Grey Ghost, thought I was done, But I rose through fire with a smoking gun. I vanished in smoke, returned through mist— Each time they struck, their mark was missed. A fleet of one, through storm and flame, They learned my name—The Grey Ghost. Verse III Lexington died in Coral’s grave, Yorktown fell to Midway’s wave. Wasp went down in burning foam, Hornet left no path for home. Still I sailed where others died— A ghost alone the seas defied. Spoken Transition I was alone… and not alone. Escort decks. A voice on loan. A sister mending far from fire— But I was the last they called “carrier.” Verse IV My flight deck cracked, my bulkheads groaned, But still I flew where none had flown. With broken bones, they patched me bare, While bombs still fell through open air. Vestal’s crew still clung aboard, As I launched fire and steel toward war. Verse V They hung a sign inside my bones, Between the flames and scattered planes: Enterprise vs. Japan it read— The last of us still fighting red. A war machine, a ghost, a flame— I flew no flag but bore the name. Verse VI They crowned me with guns from stem to stern, A ghost reborn with fire to burn. With iron skin and thunder’s breath, I danced again with war and death. The Essex sisters bore the fight— Still I struck with Grey Ghost might. Wherever I sailed, the Reapers flew, My shield above in skies of blue. Grim-winged sons who flew my name— And brought my wrath through smoke and flame. Chorus III They knew me then as The Grey Ghost, The haunted hull they feared the most. I struck from night, I bled the skies, I rose from where a warship dies. Their shadowed dread, their final toast— Was whispered fear: The Grey Ghost. Bridge Then silence fell when guns went cold, The victory bought, the stories told. But no brass band, no nation’s cry— Just rust and time where ships go die. Spoken Outro They struck my name and tore me down, No song, no bell, no harbor town. Just rusted bones and silence deep— The last to fade, the last to sleep. If I have regrets, I speak them now— Not of flame, nor steel, nor bow. I was the Grey Ghost. And I’ll be remembered for my deeds and stars… But not the cost of them. Visuals: All video and photo materials come from public domain archives, primarily: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) → https://catalog.archives.gov/ Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) → https://www.history.navy.mil/ Library of Congress Veterans History Project (LOC) → https://www.loc.gov/vets/ Music: Composed and performed using Suno AI Human-made // AI Assisted (Suno + archival footage & photos) Historical Notes – USS Enterprise (CV-6) Type: Yorktown-class carrier Launched: Oct 3, 1936 • Commissioned: May 12, 1938 Decommissioned: Feb 17, 1947 • Scrapped: 1958 Last of Her Sisters (1942): After Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp, and Hornet were lost, Enterprise fought on alone. Midway: Her dive bombers sank three Japanese carriers. Guadalcanal & Santa Cruz (1942): Damaged but always returned—earning the name (1943–44): Refitted while new Essex carriers entered service. First Night Carrier (1944): Converted for pioneering night operations. Philippine Sea & Leyte Gulf (1944): Key role in the largest carrier battles. Decorations: 20 battle stars, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation. Legacy: Most decorated U.S. ship of WWII. One anchor is preserved at the Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington Navy Yard. Explore the history of USS Enterprise NARA Catalog – USS Enterprise Films → https://catalog.archives.gov/ NHHC – Enterprise CV-6 Photo Archive → https://www.history.navy.mil/ LOC Veterans History Project – Oral Histories → https://www.loc.gov/vets/ Recommended Videos: Drachinifel – USS Enterprise (CV-6): The Grey Ghost →    • USS Enterprise CV-6 - The Origins of the G...   AnimarchyHistory – USS Enterprise (CV-6) Full Documentary (6 Hours) →    • The Complete History of USS Enterprise (CV-6)   #TheGreyGhost #USSEnterprise #CV6 #WWII #NavalHistory #TributeSong #WW2Music #PacificWar #NavyHistory #OriginalSong #NARA #NHHC