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   “The following song was composed by James McEntyre Behamore, Carrigallen on the sinking of the Titanic.”

   

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   That well remembered warning
   Women and children first
   For since we cannot save you all
   Brave men now stand aside
   And trust the women to the boats
   And mercy to the tide
   That scene of desolation before your mind may dwell
   The horrors of that awful night
   No tongue can ever tell
   Where loving wives their husbands left
   Their hearts I'm sure were sore
   And Sweethearts parted on that deck
   To meet on earth no more

   
   And many an exiles soaring hope
   With that great ship went down
   Of prospects bright in distant lands
   Of fortune and renown
   The heart of all America
   With honest pride may swell
   The roll of the Titanic's dead
   Is quite enough to tell
   Of how her sons so bravely died
   That others might be saved
   Their cherished memory in our hearts
   Will ever be engraved

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Mc Entyre

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Beagh More, Co. Leitrim