The Ship Titanic
| Category: | Repeat After Me |
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| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | Classic call-and-response song, often sung with somber humor. Each verse can be echoed line by line, followed by the group chorus. Emphasize the contrast between jaunty delivery and tragic subject. |
Oh, they buDilt the ship Titanic, to saGil the ocean blDue.
And they thought it was a ship that wE7ater would never go thA7rough.
It was Don its maiden trD7ip, when an iGceberg hit the sDhip.
It was sad when the gA7reat ship went doDwn.D7
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
They wDere not far from the shore, 'bout a thGousand miles orDmore,
When the rich refused to E7associate with theA7poor.
So theyDthrew them downD7below, whereGthey were the fDirst to go.
It was sad when the gA7reat ship went dDown.D7
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
That ship wDas full of trouble and the Gsides about to Dburst,
When somebody shouted: E7"Women and children fiA7rst!"
It was Da night none wouD7ld forget, evGen millionaires Dgot wet!
It was sad when the gA7reat ship went dDownD7
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
Oh they swuDng the lifeboats out o'er tGhe deep and ragDing sea
When the band struck up E7with Nearer My God to A7Thee
Little Dchildren wept anD7d cried as thGe waves swept o'Der the side
It was sad when the greA7at ship went DdownD7.
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
The captainDstood on deck with a teGar drop in his Deye
As the last boat went ouE7t, he waved them all gA7oodbye
He knewDhe made a slip,D7so he went dGown with his shiDp
It was sad when the gA7reat ship went dDownD7
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
When the peDople on the ship were Ga long way fromDhome,
With the people all around them didnE7't know their time hadA7come.
But DeaDth came ridin' bD7y, sixteen huGndred had to dieD.
It was sad when that A7great ship went dDownD7
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
The moral oDf the story, as Gyou can plainlyDsee,
Is: have a liE7fe preserver when you A7go out to sea.
Mother DNature's hand maD7de sure that Gship would neverDland.
It was sad when the gA7reat ship went dDownD7
It was sGad (so sad) it was sDad (too bad)
It was sad when the great ship went dA7own (to the bottom of the....)
DHusbands and wD7ives, little chiGldren lost their lGmives
It was sDad when the grA7eat ship went doDwn.
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