The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Our song was 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.'
The song was not how I expected it to be. As a matter of fact, I had heard this song before. It was not completely common to me, but I had heard the beat before. I expected this song to be slower. I can almost picture the song being played while the boat was sinking. I got a mental image from the movie 'Titanic.' It was sort of hard to understand what he was saying, as he was sort of mumbling. I find that when I listen to music, if I read it first, I have a lot better understanding of what's going on, in the song. When I hear music, I mostly focus on the beat rather than the lyrics. This song is really long, but it is, in fact, a true story.