In nineteen hundred seventy
She took her last x-ray
For now the roads and causeways
Were linking up the bays
And Tuberculosis was vanquished
A death from it was rare
The dollars raised by Christmas Seals
Had more than done their share.
The M.V. Christmas Seal would make
A shrine for all to see
But she was sold to Mullett
And once more put to sea
Near Halifax in seventy-six
She sadly burned and sank
But for her years of saving lives
Newfoundlanders all give thanks.
The captain of the M.V. Christmas Seal was Peter Troake.
Credit: Newfoundland and Labrador Lung Association.