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Thread #1507   Message #5122
Posted By: Mountain Dog
12-May-97 - 05:58 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Legend of the USS Titanic (Jaime Brockett
Subject: Jaime Brockett: Titanic
Does anyone recall Jaime Brockett's wonderful, inventive and looooong satirical ballad about black prizefighting champion Jack Johnson, the Titanic and the First Mate who carried his notorious "97 and a half feet of rope"? I think it was called "The Legend of the Titanic" and I know it was recorded in the late 60s, early 70s.

I remember the gist of the story and the chorus: "They wouldn't let Jack Johnson on board, said 'This ship don't haul no coal', Fare thee well, Titanic, fare thee well."

If you know additional lyrics and/or chords, I'd be much obliged and amused.