Ben King's Verse/De Good Ship

by Benjamin Franklin King

I'se bin watchin' long fer de Good Ship,
   De Good Ship de Lo'd sent ter me;
An' it 'pears dat hit's had a long voyage
   Crossin' life's troublesome sea.

I'se sepected it 'long in de moh'nin',
   When nary a sail was in sight,
An' I'se looked fer it 'long about noonday,
   'N watched fer it way in de night.

Till I cast my eye ovah de boun'less
   Ole ocean, an' what did I see?
Off der in de hush ob de distance
   De Good Ship a-comin' to me.

So I laid my haid down on my pillow,
   Fo'gettin' life's worry an' sin;
An' when I awoke in de moh'nin',
   My Good Ship had done got in.