“Keep afloat for God’s sake—sure some effort she’ll make,
No—one last shriek—one horrible scream;”
As our vessel she takes a plunge, sir,
Ah! it sickens my heart with fears;
The life-belts are thrown, as the vessel goes down,
And the old man sits in tears!
He looks at the glowing embers,
He watches the straggling flame;
But never a word from his lips is heard
As he thinks of his daughter’s shame.