When The Ship Hit The Sand Song Lyrics and Chords by Little Jimmy Dickens
When The Ship Hit The Sand
Recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens
Written by L. Kingston
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Oh my wife and I went
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on an ocean
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cruise
Three days out and I was sick down to my
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shoes
And to
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make it more forlorn we sailed
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into a raging storm
Where we were nobody
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seemed to have a
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clue
While the ship was being
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tossed and thrown
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about
I decided that I'd try to take a
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nap
Then I
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heard an awful noise and I
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asked one of the boys
What had happened and you
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should of heard him
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shout
Where were you when the ship hit the sand
I said I was in there praying for dry
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land
With a
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bucket and my breakfast in my
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hand
Where were
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you when the
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ship hit the
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sand
Oh the captain he came a
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running up on
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deck
He was a looking kinda pale around the
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neck
As he
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stood there shouting orders I stood
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splashing in the water
And I ask exactly
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what you might
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expect
Repeat #3 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song When The Ship Hit The Sand?
- The song When The Ship Hit The Sand was sang by Little Jimmy Dickens.
Who is Little Jimmy Dickens?
- James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'11" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits, in which he is given credit for introducing into country music live performances). He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.
