Key: E major
Verse 1
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In 1849, from Newry County down,
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starved by England's cruel.
Our Captain Currie Shaw,
But three weeks out to sea,
of April 29th,
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the Hannah struck ice.
When a sailor brought the news,
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who feared that they would drown
He stood on deck
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and spoke with arms raised overhead
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and I will save you all is what he boldly said
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lifeboat there on Holloway,
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at anyone who tried to stop him.
Shaw then vanished,
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leaving us to die
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your name forever draw
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The curse and spit of decent men,
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you lowest of the low
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A frantic race began
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unto the ice flows as she leant
Some refused to leave,
that dreadful hour,
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The Hannah disappeared.
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Your name forever dwell,
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Among the greatest cowards that
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Deserved a place in hell
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The brave John Murphy dove
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And my young Barney from their deaths
He placed them on a flow
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Never seen again alive
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you could have saved them all
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I hope your boat got swallowed
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by a great whale's bloody jaw
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your name forever dwell
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As captain of the cowards
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on the lifeboat down to hell.
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