The Titanic Song and Lyrics
from
Titanic - The Silent Movie

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Missed the boat to Quebec.
Got left standin’ ashore.
Had to take the Titanic.
Don’t get around much anymore.

Took a stroll on the deck.
Played some shuffleboard too.
Awfully big, the Titanic.
Don’t get around much anymore.

An iceberg, I guess, created the mess.
We started to sink.
Everyone had a drink:
(mishmash of drink names)
scotch.

Missed a lifeboat or two,
not to mention the crew.
The splash it made was gigantic.
Don’t get around much anymore.

I had to take the Titanic.
Don’t get around much anymore.

The story behind the Titanic Song and lyrics: In 1998, Kranky Kids started performing live a choreographed piece spoofing the movie Titanic. We called it Titanic - The Silent Movie because the audience had to read our drastically reduced storyline on poster board cards that were revealed to them one at a time.

When we started doing some live radio shows, the silent movie idea obviously wouldn't work. But we thought it was funny to change the lyrics to the Duke Ellington song Don't Get Around Much Anymore and keep the refrain. And that's the story. Eventually, footage of one of the shows will be up on the site.