Woody Guthrie Lyrics

Lusitania was her name
And great was her fame
And great was the shame  
When this good ship went down 

On the seventh day of May
In nineteen fifteen
This good ship sail’d high 
And the good ship went down

I looked at my clock 
Felt the iceberg had shock
Felt the whole ship a-rockin
When this good ship went down 

Lusitania was her name
And great was her fame
And great was her shame  
When that good ship went down 

That explosion was a sight
My face white with fright
I knew that death was my plight 
When this great ship went down 

All my friends, none did smile
I saw mother and child 
I saw those cold waves run wild 
When this great ship went down 

I felt so sad to know 
That this high-leaping foam 
Would now be my home 
When this great ship went down. 

Told my sweetheart, we kiss 
Our last earthly kiss 
In this cold ocean mist 
While this great ship goes down

Lusitania’s her name
And great was her fame
And great was the shame  
When this good ship went down 

I speak a prayer in my heart
For you souls that depart
You be torn not apart 
When this great ship goes down

I speak a prayer in my heart
For you souls that depart
You be torn not apart 
When this great ship goes down

Lusitania was her name
And great was her fame
And great was the shame  
When this great ship went down 

Lusitania was her name
And great was her fame
And great was the shame  
When this great ship went down 

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