Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger Follow

Was in was nineteen-hundred and twenty-nine,
I remember that day pretty well!
Nineteen-hundred and twenty-nine,
Run, come see Jerusalem

My God, there was talk about a storm on the island.
My God, what a beautiful morning!
Talk about a storm on the island.
Run, come see Jerusalem

My God, there were three ships leaving out the harbor,
The Ethel and the Myrtle and the Pretoria
Three ships leaving out the harbor,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, well, the Ethel was bound for Sandy Creek.
My God, what a beautiful morning!
The Ethel was bound for Sandy Creek,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, well, the Myrtle was bound for the Fresh Creek,
With mothers and children on board.
The Myrtle was bound for the Fresh Creek,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, well, the Pretoria was out on the ocean,
Swinging from side to side in the waves.
The Pretoria was out on the ocean.
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, then a great sea built up in the northwest.
My God, what a beautiful morning!
A great sea built up in the northwest,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, well, the first sea hit the Pretoria,
Mother screamed and children on board!
The first sea hit the Pretoria,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, well, it sank the boat down to the bottom,
Mother screamed and children on board!
It sank the boat down to the bottom,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, there were thirty-three souls on the water,
Singing and praying to their Daniel, God.
Thirty-three souls on the water,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

My God, now George Brown he was the captain.
He said, “My children, come pray.”
George Brown he was the captain,
Run, come see Jerusalem.

He said, “Now come, now witness your judgment."
He said, “My children, come pray.”
“Come, now witness your judgment."
Run, come see Jerusalem.