The Great Titanic by Howard Crockett Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well the stars shown bright on that cold one night
While the party's going on
She was the ship, that unsinkable ship
And nothing could go wrong
They was singing and dancing on every deck
And [?] were sleeping within
And came that sound, that awful sound
As the big ship tore in two

[Chorus]
The great Titanic went down, went down
The great Titanic went down
She was the biggest ship that had ever been built
But the great Titanic went down

[Verse 2]
She had pulled away from Southampton
She was plowin' for New York Bay
Well we set a new record on April 4th
She had a fast seam all the way
And the first mate clapped to the captain on the bridge
"There's icebergs up ahead"
But the captain just smiled as he turned away
And said "Full speed ahead"
The captain said now "Help will come"
But the hours slowly passed
That hole in the bottom where the sea poured in
Told the captain she'd never last
And panic gripped that mighty ship
As the lifeboats were lowered
And some men cried and some men prayed
And some jumped overboard
[Chorus]
The great Titanic went down, went down
The great Titanic went down
She was the biggest ship that had ever been built
But the great Titanic went down

[Verse 3]
And the ones who clung to that sinking ship
As she turned over on the side
And she stood straight up in that churning sea
And began her downward slide
Well the women and the children in the rafters
Had pulled away in the cold blue sea
And the last words heard from that sinking ship were
"We're a nearer my God to thee"

[Chorus]
And the great Titanic went down, went down
The great Titanic went down
She was the biggest ship that had ever been built
But the great Titanic went down

[Outro]
Yes the great Titanic went down, went down
The great Titanic went down
She was the biggest ship that had ever been built