Well it was 1929,
I remember that day pretty well,
1929
Right then there was talk
about a storm in the island
Lord what a beautiful morning,
talk about a storm in the island
Right then
there was three sails
leaving on the harbor
With mommas and children on board,
three sails leaving on the harbor
Those sails were the Ethel,
Myrtle and Pretoria
They were bound for Andros,
the Ethel, Myrtle and Pretoria
My lord, well, Pretoria was out
on the ocean
Montgomery, Montgomery
Dashing from side to side,
Pretoria was out on the ocean
Montgomery, Jerusalem
Right there in the big sea
billowed in the northwest
Montgomery, The children came holding on
to mama's big sea billowed
in the northwest
Montgomery, Jerusalem
My Lord, where the first sea
hit the Pretoria
Montgomery, The mothers came
holding on to children,
the first sea hit that Pretoria
Montgomery, Jerusalem
Well, well, well,
Pretoria headed to the bottom
The captain driving for the tiller,
Pretoria headed to the bottom
My Lord,
there were thirty -three souls on the water
Swimming and praying to the Lord,
thirty -three souls on the water
Well, George Brown, he was the captain
He shouted, my children,
come pray,
George Brown, he was the captain
My lord, he said, come now,
witness your judgment
Come, come, see,
And shall my children complain?
Come now, witness your judgment