It was in 1929
Run, come sea
I remember that day pretty well
It was in 1929
Run, come sea, Jerusalem
Right then there was a talking
about a storm in the island
Run, come sea
My God, what a beautiful morning
They was talking about a storm in the island
Run , come sea, Jerusalem
Right then there was the three
ships leaving out the harbor
Run come sea,
the mothers and the children on board
Three ships a -leavin' out to harbor
Run come sea, Jerusalem
Though sailin' was the Edlin,
the Myrtle, and Vittoria
Run come sea,
My God, they was bound for Andres,
the Edlin, the Myrtle, and Vittoria
Run come sea, Jerusalem
My God, when the Edlin was
bound for Staniel Creek
Run come sea,
With the mothers and the
children on board
The ed lin' was bound for Staniel Creek
Run, come, see Jerusalem
My God, then the myrtle was
bound for Fresh Creek
Run, come, see
Oh, Lordy, what a beautiful mornin'
Well, the myrtle was bound
for Fresh Creek
Run , come, see Jerusalem
My God, well,
Pretoria was out on the ocean
Run, come, see
Dashin' from side to side
from the waves
Pretoria was out on the ocean
Run, come, see Jerusalem
Right then, when the big sea
built up in the northwest
Then the children come a
-holdin' on the mothers
When the big sea built up in
the northwest
My God, when the first
sea hit their Pretoria
Then the mothers come a
-holdin' on the children
When the first sea hit their
Pretoria
My God, when a bow headed
down to the bottom
Run come sea, the captain come
Grabbing for the tiller
when the bow headed down to the bottom
Run come sea, Jerus alem
My God, there was thirty
-three souls in the water
Run come swimming and praying
to the Daniel God
Thirty -three souls in the water
Run come sea, Jerusalem
My God, well then George Brown,
he was the captain
Run come sea, he shouted,
my children come pray
George Brown, he was the captain.
Run, come see Jerusalem.
My God, he say,
come now with me to our judgment.
Run, come see. He shot my children.
Come pray.
Come now with me to our judgment.
Run, come see Jerusalem.