Ladie Katie

The skipjack Lady Katie was built in 1955 in Wingate, Maryland by the famous builder of wooden ships along the Chesapeake Bay, Bronza M. Parks.  It was the last skipjack built for commercial service as an oyster dredging boat.  Thom Nolan wrote this song to celebrate the restoration of this historic vessel.   It's a charming and uplifting song. The sad part is that three years after launching the Lady Katie, Bronza Parks was murdered at his boatyard.