Ship of Stone by Don Simpson ( Cover)

This song by Don Simpson was nominated Best Classic Filk Song for five years before winning the category in 2019: You can hear Don talking with Bill Mills here, including a bit about the origins of the song (it might only be viewable if you are in the Filker group): Here is Bill singing Don s song: And the more wellknown version by Leslie Fish (Leslie Fish ): And another by Kathy Mar: Don s pages on Deviant Art: Don indicates that the song was inspired by Norman Spinrad s 1974 book Riding the Torch. When I first heard the song, I thought of the P