[Verse 1: Vernon Dalhart]
At 4 o’clock one evening
Of a warm September day
A great and mighty airship
From Lakehurst flew away

[Verse 2: Vernon Dalhart]
The mighty Shenandoah
The pride of all this land
A crew above the bravest
Captain Lansdowne in command

[Verse 3: Vernon Dalhart]
At 4 o’clock next morning
The earth was far below
When a storm in all its fury
Gave her a fatal blow

[Verse 4: Vernon Dalhart]
For hours they bravely struggled
They worked with all their might
But the storm could not be conquered
And the ship gave up the fight

[Verse 5: Vernon Dalhart]
Her sides were torn asunder
Her cabin was torn down
The captain and his brave men
Crashed into the ground
[Verse 6: Vernon Dalhart]
And fourteen lives were taken
But they’d not died in vain
Their names will live forever
Within the hall of fame

[Verse 7: Vernon Dalhart]
In the little town of Greenville
A mother’s watchful eye
Was waiting for the airship
To see her son go by

[Verse 8: Vernon Dalhart]
But alas, her boy lay sleeping
His last great flight was o’er
He’s gone to meet his maker
His ship will fly no more

[Verse 9: Vernon Dalhart]
A loving wife and children
A mother's broken heart
They’re mourning for their loved one
Since the storm tore them apart

[Verse 10: Vernon Dalhart]
But their faith will not be shaken
They’ll see him by and by
They know he waits in heaven
Where the brave go when they die