Dickens Little Jimmy - When The Ship Hit The Sand guitar tab

WHEN THE SHIP HIT THE SAND

Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens

Words and music by L. Kingston

[E] Oh! my wife and I went [B7] on an ocean [E] cruise

Three days out and I was sick down to my [B7] shoes

And to [A] make it more forelorn, we sailed [E] into a ragin' storm

Where we were, nobody [B7] seemed to have a [E] clue.

[E] While the ship was bein' [B7] tossed and thrown [E] about

I decided that I'd try to take a [B7] nap

Then I [A] heard an awful noise and I [E] asked one of the boys.

What had happened and you [B7] should of heard him [E] shout.

CHORUS

"[E] Where were you when the ship hit the sand?"

I said; "I was in there prayin' for dry [B7] land,

With a [E] bucket and my breakfast in my [A] hand!"

"Where were [E] you when the [B7] ship hit the [E] sand?"

Oh! the captain he came a-runnin' up on deck

He was a-lookin kinda pale around the neck

As he sit there shoutin' orders, I stood splashin' in the water

And I ask exactly what you might expect.

CHORUS

"Where were you when the ship hit the sand?"

He said; "I was in there prayin' for dry land,

With a bucket and my breakfast in my hand!"

"Where were you when the ship hit the sand?"

SOURCE: COUNTRY'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2/COLUMBIA GP 19