Here's a Newfoundland Song that was collected by MacEdward Leach in '50-'51 when he visited Newfoundland (click). It's one of the Earliest recorded songs from the island and was sung by a Mrs. John Powers of Tors Cove, Avalon Peninsula. Recording*: http://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/sounds/NFLD1/2-05.mp3 THE TITANIC On the 10th of April 1912 her whistles they did sound Her power of motion was released her twin screws turned around Designed by skillful builders at Belfast, Ireland The honour fell to Captain Smith the liner to command Nine hundred seamen to form the crew some wore the golden braid With … and millionaires strolled on her promenade Southampton's piers were crowded down on that eventful day To see the largest ship afloat sail for Amerikay As the engines thrust great clouds of smoke rose from her funnels high For she was bound down on the main her record for her to try With engines new her turbine flew around with lightning speed Onto the dangers of the sea they gave but little heed Three days were spent in merriment they still kept steering on 'Til the 14th day of April one hour before the dawn When an iceberg white it loomed in sight it lay right in our course From trunk to keel our ship of steel … in force Upon the main confusion reigned we knew our end was nigh When our lifeless bodies in the deep a-mouldering would lie O sorrow mingled with despair their fatal hour had come When the White Star Queen lay on the main her engines ceased to hum O come to us we're sinking flashed a message o'er the blue The Titan's powers are broken and her bows are open through … The message flashed again While the watchful eyes of hundreds failed to see her on the main Too late the ship has vanished and nothing more is seen And fourteen passengers went down all with that White Star queen As the great and mighty sepulchre pushed onward to her doom Four hundred miles from Boston and four from old Cape Race *It is only the first verse, but I suspect that there is somewhere to contact Memorial University for access to the recordings.
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