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That night it all started when the ship began to shake
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We were filled with amazement, a little shocked but not afraid
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We didn't really understand what caused the water to come in
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We had been told this mighty ocean-liner "even god himself couldn't sink"
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You took a picture of our child, your hat and your jewelry
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And we put on some warm clothes because we thought it might be cold at sea
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When we left our cabin we noticed how the water started pouring in
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Was it a tear or maybe just a drop of water on your chin
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Titanic, Titanic, so proud and so free
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Will your grandeur protect us from the cold icy sea
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We followed some white arrows with a lifeboat-sign
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We had to go onto the first-class deck but no one seemed to mind
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Despite the strange situation we all took it quite with ease
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Only one of the third-class passengers was behaving foolishly
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We talked to a gentleman that we'd met earlier on
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He introduced us to his wife, he introduced us to his son
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Then the captain said that the lifeboats could not be lowered down
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I believe it was because some chains of the hoist could not be found
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Titanic, Titanic, so proud and so free
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Will your grandeur protect us from the cold icy sea
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We were all invited for a free drink at the bar
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We drank to the empire and to good health for us all
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The ship was leaning to one side, we felt it sinking quietly
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We decided to stay together on board, though many people jumped into the sea
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Then the rats left the ship to try and find dry land
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But we stayed close together and held each others hand
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It was midnight on the water, we could hear the ocean roar
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In the lifeboats that were lowered down, there was no room for us anymore
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Not a helping hand around in this cold cold night
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An iceberg disappearing into the distant morning light
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We're watching the last lifeboat as it slowly lowers down
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There's many men, women and children left behind, not a helping hand around
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Not a helping hand around, not a helping hand around
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There's many men, women and children left behind, not a helping hand around
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Now the members of the band struck up with "nearer my god to thee"
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Somehow banal but in the vain of our time and century
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By now we have lost our last tiny bit of hope
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We're all going down while the flag is going up
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Instrumental extro: "Nearer My God To Thee"
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Titanic
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| Hans Theessink |
