What a tragedy, when the Titanic ship went down
Oh, what a tragedy, when the Titanic ship went down
I used strategy during the tragedy, that's why I wasn't nowhere around
Yeah, the women and the children, they was havin' fun
Yeah, the women and the children, they were really havin' fun
But when the ship started sinkin' that's when the trouble begun
It was an awful thing, when that ship hit that big iceberg
Yes, it was an awful thing, when that ship hit that big iceberg
Well, I wasn't worried, I was the best swimmer in the world
Now a rich man asked me to save his life
He would give me half his wealth
I said, 'I'm very sorry, mister,
But I've really got to save myself."
When I jumped in the water,
Everybody said, 'Look at that fool."
But when that Titanic ship hit the bottom,
I was in Harlem shootin' pool.
Oh, what a tragedy, when the Titanic ship went down
Oh, what a tragedy, when the Titanic ship went down
I used strategy during the tragedy, that's why I wasn't nowhere around