Snaefell, tinwall, ben mccrea,
Fourteen ships have sailed the sea,
Proudly bearing their manx name,
But there's one never will again
Chorus
Oh ellen vannen of the isle of man company,
Oh ellen vannen lost in the irish sea.

At one a.m. in ramsey bay,
Captain tear was heard to say,
"our contract says deliver the mail,
In this rough weather we must not fail.

Ocean liners sheltered from the storm,
Ellen vannen on the waves was borne,
Her hold was full and battened down,
As she sailed towards old liverpool town.

With a crew of twenty-two manx men,
The passengers liverpool business men,
Farewell to mourners i'll say farewell,
This little ship was bound for hell.

Less that a mile from the bar light-ship,
By a mighty wave ellen vannen was hit,
She sank in the waters of liverpool bay,
And there lies untill this day.

Few manx men can now remember,
The third day of the month of december,
The terrible storm of 1909,
When ellen vannen sailed for the very last time.
Ellen Vannien