The Mary Ellen Carter

"The Mary Ellen Carter"
Song by Stan Rogers
from the album Between the Breaks ... Live!
Released1979 (1979)
Length5:27
LabelFogarty's Cove Music
Songwriter(s)Stan Rogers
Producer(s)Paul Mills

"The Mary Ellen Carter" is a song written and first recorded by Stan Rogers in 1979. It tells the story of a heroic effort to salvage a sunken ship, the eponymous Mary Ellen Carter, by members of her crew.