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

   

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   More cherished than his life
   The brittsh tar will still uphold
   Till death will end the strife
   And many an act of bravery
   And courage was displayed
   As there between the sea and sky
   The crowded life boats swayed
   And far and wide across the wave
   The call for help was sent
   And high into the air above
   The fiery rockets went
   To summon aid that never came
   Tis sad to tell the tale
   Another ship at anchor lay
   Within an hour's sail

   
   And though her Captain plainly saw
   The signals of distress
   He prized the safety of his own
   Too dear he must confess
   Full fifteen hundred helpless beings
   Twas in his power to save
   Were left unaided there to die
   And share the ocean's grave
   But quickly the boats were filled
   And launched upon the main
   Though scarce a third of the passengers
   Was all they could contain.

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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