Was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
I remember that day pretty well
Nineteen hundred and twenty nine, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, they were talkin' 'bout a storm on the island
Rrun, come see) (run, come see)
My God, what a beautiful morning
Talkin' 'bout a storm on the island, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, there were three ships leavin' out the harbor
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
The Ethel and the Myrtle and the Pretoria
Three ships leavin' out the harbor, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, well, the Ethel was bound for Stannard Creek
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
My God, what a beautiful morning
The Ethel was bound for Stannard Creek, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, well, the Myrtle was bound for the Fresh Creek
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
Mothers and children on board
The Myrtle was bound for the Fresh Creek, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, well, the Pretoria was out on the ocean
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
Swinging from side to side with the waves
The Pretoria was out on the ocean, run, come see Jerusalem
My God, then a great sea built up in the northwest
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
My God, what a beautiful morning
A great sea built up in the northwest, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, well, the first sea hit the Pretoria
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Mothers screamed with children on board
The first sea hit the Pretoria, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, well, it sank the boat down to the bottom
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
Mothers screamed with children on board
Sank the boat down to the bottom, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, there were thirty-three souls on the water
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
Singing and praying to the Daniel God
Thirty-three souls on the water, run, come see Jerusalem

My God, now George Brown, he was the captain
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He said, "My children, come pray,"
George Brown, he was the captain, run, come see Jerusalem

He said, "Now come now, witness your judgement,"
(Run, come see) (run, come see)
He said, "My children, come pray,"
"Come now, witness your judgement," run, come see Jerusalem..