The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

The Titanic

Oh they built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean blue
And they thought they had a ship that the water'd never go through
But the good Lord raised his hand said "This ship will never land"
It was sad when the great ship went down, down, down.

REFRAIN:
It was sad, so sad, it was sad, alleluia
It was sad when the great ship went down
To the bottom of the sea
Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives
It was sad when the great ship went down.

They were nearing Greenland's shore when the water began to pour
And the rich refused to associate with the poor
So they put them down below
Where they'd be the first to go
It was sad when the great ship went down.

They put the lifeboats out on the dark and stormy sea
And the band struck with "Near My God to Thee"
Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives
It was sad when the great ship went down.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT