On And On The Vessel Skimmed

On and on the vessel skimmed silent through the night waves and by and past flew lands till in the open seas where the moon passage formed on bosom of the waves the vessel skimmed and sailed that night ah! that night that night was one of spell there was more magic than one should tell alone and without hands the vessel plied the waves only voices heard were of shrouds ghost and slaves that in the past gone by the vessel plied the waves by now the slaves were shrouds and on and on the vessel skimmed silent through the night waves and by and past flew lands