Words by Edith Maida Lessing
Music by Bernie Adler and Sidney Gibson
Published 1912 by the Harold Rossiter Music Company, Chicago, USA
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1. A cold dark night, a sea of ice, |
Out on the sea when the ship went down, Out where the lifeboats rocked, Husbands were parted from loving wives, Captain and sailors, they gave up their lives Wireless rang with the awful news, By which the whole world was shocked. Out on the sea, near Eternity, Where the angry waters frown, "Nearer my God" they sang, Just as the ship went down |
2. The sky grows black, the icebergs crack, And death hangs o'er the water, But "Women first!" the orders rang, For mother and for daughter. A cry, a shriek, but who can speak? For then the waters parted, The sea was cleft; and what was left, For the living broken hearted? |
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(1999 Recording wav from 'Be British!' - and Other Classic Titanic Songs courtesy Johan Tötterström).
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Tracey McIntire, USA (Sheet Music)
Johan Tötterström, Sweden (CD Samples)
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