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( Honeymoon cruise ship disappearance:
Jennifer & George Smith )
BELOW THE SURFACE
Copyright © 2006 - mickterry.com

I'd heard that marriage can kill you,
but isn't that- over years?
At least not within a week on the honeymoon.
For sure, that's not what they tell you.
They do not want to bring- up fears
when talking about ten thousand for a pleasure cruise.

The Captain's table was crowded
each night as we- made new friends.
My bride was especia'ly hot- in that backless gown.
For sure, there's plenty of drinking.
Nobody wants the fun- to end.
I guess it was in the boozing that I started to drown.

    BELOW THE SURFACE, it's all so well concealed.
    I think I really went overboard this time.
    BELOW THE SURFACE, there's not too much revealed.
    I think I really went overboard this time.

What happened still comes up murky.
My bride and I went sep'rate ways.
It seemed like our new-found friends wanted us apart.
Yeah, some of them had been flirting.
I guess up to a point it's okay.
When I said I had to find her, something hit- me hard.

    CHORUS

        It's not too clear whether I'm in the water or floating
        somewhere above the ship, somewhere in- the clouds.
        There're others here from other "accidents" boating.
        It seems I'm not the only one
        whose passage was- in doubt.

The Captain's table is crowded
each night as the big ship sails on
with barely a pause for Turkish fuzz to come aboard.
A white-washed investigation
to find out where the groom- had gone
is quickly determined accidental drowning, of course.

    CHORUS

        Smooth sailing, nothing but clear skies & balmy seas.
        Smooth sailing as it all washes over me,
        full speed ahead.

Copyright © 2006  MICK TERRY  Silent Tree Music  All rights reserved
[ Reprinted here by permission of the composer-lyricist ]   BMI
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7-5-05:
CT court to unseal transcript of Jennifer Hagel Smith's
$1.1-million settlement w/ Royal Caribbean on 3-30-09.
http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19254:court-may-soon-unseal-smith-case&catid=10:greenwich-local&Itemid=1092

7-5-05:
Jennifer & George Smith's honeymoon cruise
aboard the ship Brilliance of the Seas was interrupted
by his mysterious disappearance, as yet unsolved.
Turkish authorities & Royal Caribbean have been accused of not
properly handling or investigating the highly suspicious incident.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9356611
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=1546815

3-7-06:
Congressional hearings
1-26-06:
ABC Primetime Special
Numerous other cases of cruise ship disappearances & crimes
(including rape & murder) have been brought to light,
with ships not stopping to search overboard until so ordered
by authorities, with delayed response, arrogance, cover-up
& accusations against the victim seeming to be
standard operating procedure of most cruise lines.
2006 - Tim Sears survived 14 hours overboard
2004 - Annette Knerler disappeared
2004 - Merrian Carver disappeared
www.internationalcruisevictims.org
www.cruisebruise.com

To other water disaster song lyrics:   FILLING THE TUB
To other boats/ships/sailing song lyrics:   LAND OF DREAMS
EXPERIMENTS COME
CLOSE, BUT NO HORSESHOE
To other real life tragedy song lyrics:   (ADRIFT) HELL ON WATER
(CHILD SOLDIERS) CHILDREN OF WAR
(OK BOMB) LITTLE TIMMY (MCVEIGH)
(9/11 FLIGHT 93) IF WE'RE GOING DOWN
(LITTLE LEAGUE DEATH) GOING BATTY
(9/11) THE DAY THE WORLD STOOD STILL
(SHARKS) OPEN WATER, BLAIR FISH PROJECT
(DARFUR SUDAN GENOCIDE) NIGHT OF DYING MOON
(TRAIN COLLISION) I'M GETTING JUST A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
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