"The Titanic" (also known as "It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down" and "Titanic (Husbands and Wives)") is a folk song and children's song most known for being sung in the United States at summer camp. "The Titanic" is based on the sinking of the RMS Titanic which sank on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg. There are several regional variations on the song. According to Newman I. White's 1928 book American Negro Folk-Songs, "The Titanic" has been traced back to 1915 or 1916 in Hackleburg, Alabama. Other versions from around 1920 are documented in the Frank C. Brown Collection at Duke University in North Carolina. The earliest known recording, titled "When That Great Ship Went Down", is from August 1927 and recorded by William and Versey Smith in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Summer camp, principally a New world phenomenon, is a common destination for children and teenagers during the summer months. ... RMS Titanic was the second of a trio of superliners intended to dominate the transatlantic travel business. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hackleburg is a town located in Marion County, Alabama. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Duke University is a private, coeducational, research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Officially founded as Duke University in 1924, Duke traces its institutional roots back to 1838. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Raleigh Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ...

The song is sung in an upbeat tone despite its subject.^[2] The song's chorus provides an example of the song's style. A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ...

Oh they built the ship titanic to sail the ocean blue but they thought they built a ship that the water couldnt go through but the lord he raised his hand and said this ship must never land o it was sad when the great ship when

it was sad it was sad it was very very sad oh it was sad when the great ship went down

It was sad when that great ship went down,

It was sad when that great ship went down,

Husbands and wives and little children lost their lives,

It was sad when that great ship went down.^[3]

References

1. ↑  Habing, B.. The Great Titanic - American Folk Song. PotW.org. URL accessed on December 2, 2005.
2. ↑  Levang, Rex. It Was Sad When the Great Ship Went Down. Minnesota Public Radio. URL accessed on December 2, 2005.
3. ↑  White, Newman I. (1928). American Negro Folk-Songs. Harvard University Press.

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External links

• The Titanic (It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down) – Lyrics.
• The Sinking Of The Titanic – Music and lyrics.
• Camp Zoe Memories - Titanic – Alternate lyrics.
• Baby Boomer Bus Songs – Alternate lyrics.