Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin

[Chorus]
Dance band on the Titanic
Sing "Nearer My God to Thee"
The iceberg's on the starboard bow
Won't you dance with me?

[Verse 1]
Mama stood crying at the dockside
Saying "Please son, don't take this trip"
I said "Mama, sweet Mama, don't you worry none
Even God couldn't sink this ship"

[Verse 2]
Well, the whistle blew and they turned the screws
It turned the water into foam
Destination—sweet salvation
Goodbye home sweet home

[Chorus]
I'm in the dance band on the Titanic
Sing "Nearer My God to Thee"
The iceberg's on the starboard bow
Won't you dance with me?

[Verse 3]
There was a trombone and a saxophone
The bass and drums were cooking on the bandstand
And I was strumming in the middle with this dude on the fiddle
And we were three days out from land