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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TITANIC, by HUDDIE LEDBETTER Poet's Biography First Line: It was midnight on the sea Last Line: Fare thee, titanic, fare thee well. Alternate Author Name(s): Leadbelly Subject(s): Disasters; Johnson, Jack (1878-1946); Ships & Shipping; Shipwrecks; Titanic (ship) | |||
It was midnight on the sea. The band was playing "Nearer My God to Thee." Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. Titanic when it got its load Captain he hollered, "All aboard." Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. Titanic was comin' round the curve When it run into that great big iceberg. Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. When the Titanic was sinkin' down They had them lifeboats around Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. They had them lifeboats around, Savin' the women 'n children, lettin' the men go down, Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. Jack Johnson want to get on board Captain he said, "I ain't hauling no coal," Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. When he heard about that mighty shock, You mighta seen a man doin' the Eagle Rock Fare thee, Titanic, fare thee well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE TITANIC by DEREK MAHON THE CONVERGENCE OF THE TWAIN; LINES ON LOSS OF THE TITANIC by THOMAS HARDY DARK PROPHECY: I SING OF SHINE by ETHERIDGE KNIGHT THE TITANIC by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE TITANIC by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE RAGTIME! by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE |
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