Shipwrecked Blues
by 
Spencer Williams 
recording of April 3, 1925 
from 
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1925) (Document 5366) 
& 
Ladies of Blues (Columbia River 1124) 
Oh, the gale is raging and my ship's without a sail 
Oh, the gale is raging and my ship's without a sail 
If the wind keeps on a-blowing, I won't be left to tell the tale 
Oh, the ship is sinking and the lightning struck the mast 
Now the ship is sinking and the lightning struck the mast 
And my crew is done deserted, I've got to stick here to the last 
Oh, I don't mind drowning, but the water is so cold 
No, I don't mind drowning, but the water is so cold 
If I must leave this good world, I wanna leave it brave and bold 
Mama's shipwrecked, shipwrecked, she ain't got no time to lose 
Mama's shipwrecked, shipwrecked, she ain't got no time to lose 
Lord, if someone don't save me, I'll go down singing the shipwrecked blues