It Was Sad When the Great Ship Went Down

They built the ship Titanic to sail the ocean blue,
And they thought they had a ship that the water couldn't go through.
But the good Lord raised His hand, said the ship would never land—
It was sad when the great ship went down.

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Oh, it was sad, it was sad,
It was sad when the great ship went down.
Husbands and wives, little children lost their lives—
It was sad when the great ship went down.

The boat was full of sin and her sides about to burst,
When the captain shouted out, "Women and children first!"
Oh, the captain tried to wire, but the lines were all on fire—
It was sad when the great ship went down.

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They swung the lifeboats out o'er the dark and raging sea,
When the band struck up the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
Little children wept and cried as the waves swept o'er the side—
It was sad when the great ship went down.

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