"Dance band on the Titanic
Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee"
The iceberg's on the starboard bow
Won't you dance with me
Mama stood cryin' at the dockside
Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip"
I s...
"Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me
Mama stood cryin' at the dockside Sayin' "Please son, don't take this trip" I said "Mama, sweet Mama, don't you worry none" "Even God couldn't sink this ship"
Well, the whistle blew and they turned the screws It turned the water into foam Destination sweet salvation Goodbye home sweet home
I'm in the dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me
There was a trombone and a saxophone The bass and drums were cookin' up the bandstand And I was strummin' in the middle with this dude on the fiddle And we were three days out from land
And now the foghorn's jammed and moanin' Hear it groanin' through the misty night I heard the lookout shout down "There's icebergs around" "But still everything's all right"
Oh, the dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me
They were burnin' all the flares for candles In the banquet they were throwin' in first class And we were blowin' waltzes in the barroom When the universe went CRASH!
"There's no way that this could happen" I could hear the old captain curse He ordered lifeboats away, that's when I heard the chaplain say "Women and children and chaplains first"
Well, they soon used up all of the lifeboats But there were a lot of us left on board I heard the drummer sayin' "Boys, just keep playin'" "Now we're doin' this gig for the Lord"
I heard the dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me
There's a wild-eyed boy in the radio shack He's the last remaining guest He was tappin' in a Morse code frenzy Tappin' "Please God, S.O.S."
Jesus Christ can walk on the water But a music man will drown They say that Nero fiddled while Rome burned up Well, I was strummin' as the ship go down
I'm in the dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me
Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me
Dance band on the Titanic Sing "Nearer, my God, to Thee" The iceberg's on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me"
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yea I was 18 and I saw him and his brother alone because the band got snowed in... it was awsome I still get a tear when I listen to him..the worrld whould be a better place if he was still here
I'm 42. I cant remember how old I was, then..probably about 10 or 11...Harry played a show and it was just him, no back up band or anything. Small theater, cant remember where. We were sitting way in the upper deck and he requested people from the audience to help sing mr tanner. I ran down but didnt make it in time. He then stopped singing and asked if someone was scrambling down from the cheap seats, the usher pushed me to go. I got to stand right next to him and sing. I will never forget it.
Thanks for uploading. I love this song and the album is a classic. I saw Harry in concert only a few weeks before his untimely death. It was shocking. I'll always have fond memories of this great writer and performer.
Unbegoodgollylievable! This just may be my all time fave from Harry C., in fact the entire l.p. was on the lifesaver list! Harry and the boys pulled me through more than a couple of close calls, since then I honestly have not listened to this until today, pleasantly surprised and equallly grateful, you bet! So, as always thanks to the person responsible for the upload, namely bearznorthCATHY, thanks to you folks at youtube for the space, RIP Harry, and:ROCK ON SHINDIGGERS!
Saw him 16 times live. Awesome. Okemo Mt, Cape Cod, Beantown, NYC....... This was a very special human being. He squeezed 30 hours into every day. If energy and drive could be measured in pounds Harry Chapin had a metric ton on the nearest possible challenger.
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