The Belfast Titanic Song

In Belfast town we were mad keen,
To build the biggest boat ever seen;
Folks said she'd never be sunk,
They never thought they were in for a gunk.
Hammerin' sore and hammerin' hard,
On the great big boat in the Belfast yard;
Ship Titanic was to be her name,
What a pity, what a shame.

CHORUS:

Don't blame Billy, Geordie or Sam,
Don't blame Hughie or Wee Tam;
Don't blame us and don't blame me,
For poor Titanic beneath the sea.

In 1912 the spring of the year,
The big girl showed she had no fear;
Southampton quay she sailed away,
Bound out for Americay.
Folk on board were glad as could be,
Just to be part of the history;
They sung their praises up and down,
On the big boat built in Belfast town.

CHORUS

So sing with pride and sing out loud,
We're the boys, true and proud;
We're the boys from Belfast town,
You'll surely know when we're around.
In the yard in East Belfast ,
We built the big boat meant to last;
Folk said she'd never be sunk,
They never thought they were in for a gunk.

By Willie Drennan