[Rummyfan]

At 6 PM the old cook came on deck, he said 'fellas, it's too rough to feed ya'

At seven PM the main hatchway gave in, he said 'fellas it's been good to know ya!'

God rest their souls!

[Alberta's Child]

Ironically, that's one line Lightfoot got all wrong. The ship's regular cook was ill and couldn't make the voyage, so they sailed with a junior cook instead. To this day, the "old cook" is sometimes called "the only survivor of the Edmund Fitzgerald."