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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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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Mc Entyre

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Beagh More, Co. Leitrim