The Titanic (When that Great Ship went Down)

I've been going down a rabbit hole of songs about the Titanic.

This one was recorded by Ernest Stoneman in 1926:
https://archive.org/details/edison-51823_01_11058

The lyrics appear in the Viking book of folk songs as 'The Titanic':
https://archive.org/details/vikingbookoffolk0000albe

Here is a version by Carolina Blues man, Pink Anderson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvwAcHIjPNo&ab_channel=MyFnord

Wikipedia suggests the songs origins are closer to 1915:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Titanic_(song)

Some blogs discussing other Titanic related songs:
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/songs-paying-tribute-titanic/

https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/gD4G82wwwhTz7Tth2nBtoI/When-that-great-ship-went-down.html

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