Interesting how in that song Lightfoot poses the wreck as a bygone and legendary classic tale of an old time seagoing vessel.
In fact, the song was made only about a year after the EF sank.

The thing he would not do, is get married.

The 'movie' was booshit.
It is very clear from the lyrics and nuanced implications, that it was a baby that was tossed off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Now I don't know whether it was stillborn or not. But I think it could have been tossed alive, because the young parents could not deal with the social shame of having the…