“Run Come See”

Description

"It was in nineteen hundred and twenty nine, I remember that day pretty well...." The singer describes the great storm that threatened the Ethel, Myrtle, and Praetoria, sinking the last. The Captain, George Brown, calls on the passengers to pray

Notes

John Roberts claims to have composed this song within four days of the ship's sinking, rather than Blake Higgs. On reading his account, I'm inclined to believe him. - PJS

Historical references

• 1929 - The Bahamas are devastated by a hurricane with little or no advance warning. Three boats, the Ethel, Myrtle, and Praetoria, bound for Andros, are caught in the storm; the Praetoria sinks, and thirty-three are lost.

Cross references

• cf. "A Great Storm Pass Over" (subject)

Recordings

• John Roberts & group, "Pytoria (Run Come See Jerusalem)" (on MuBahamas2)

References

1. Silber-FSWB, p. 58, "Run Come See" (1 text)
2. DT, RUNCOME
3. BI, FSWB058