De Good Ship

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.