When the Ship Hit the Sand Lyrics

Little Jimmy Dickens
Miscellaneous
When The Ship Hit THe Sand (1966)
Oh my wife and I went on an ocean cruise
Three days out and I was sick down to my shoes
And to make it more forlorn, we sailed into a raging storm
Where we were, nobody seemed to have a clue

While the ship was being tossed and thrown about
I decided that I'd try to take a nap
Then I heard an awful noise and I asked one of the boys
What had happened and you should have heard him shout

Where were you when the ship hit the sand?
I said I was in there praying for dry land
With a bucket and my breakfast in my hand
Where were you when the ship hit the sand?

Oh the captain he came a-running up on deck
He was a-looking kind-a pale around the neck
As he sit there shouting orders, I stood splashing in the water
And I ask exactly what you might expect

Where were you when the ship hit the sand?
He said I was in there praying for dry land
With a bucket and my breakfast in my hand
Where were you when the ship hit the sand?

Where were you when the ship hit the sand?
He said I was in there praying for dry land
With a bucket and my breakfast in my hand
Where were you when the ship hit the sand?