In stanza four, 'heedin'' would seem the more appropriate word, but Lomax's transcription has 'givin'' and it is what Bessie Jones sings: 'But instead of givin' a warning'. In contrast to Judy's posted version, there is no mention at all of the 'Carpathia'. Apart from stanza four and a couple of minor wording changes, the two versions posted here are identical. Lomax noted that Bessie's version is similar to one collected by the Lomaxes from Lightnin' Washington at Darrington State Farm, Texas, in 1933.

--Stewie.