Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Sultana , by - Son Volt. Song from the album American Central Dust, in the genre КантриRelease date: 31.12.2008
Record label: Concord, Rounder
Song language: English
Sultana |
| April 27, 1865 |
| The worst American disaster of the maritime |
| No one knows the count of lives lost |
| The soldiers, civilians and the sisters of charity |
| At $ 5 a head, Captains Mason and Hatch |
| Boarded 6 times the legal load of the Sultana |
| Leaving Vicksburg bound for Cairo |
| Memphis was the tragic last port of call of Sultana |
| 6 miles out of Memphis a boiler gave out |
| From the flooding swift river and extra heavy load of Sultana |
| The current was cold, the river was wide |
| A mile to either side away from the burning Sultana |
| 3 boilers blew fire and lit up the night sky |
| Hell was a better place than on board the Sultana |
| The worst American disaster on water |
| Titanic of the cold Mississippi was the Sultana |
| Hell was a better place that night |
| Titanic of the cold Mississippi was the Sultana |
| Hell was a better place that night |
| Titanic of the cold Mississippi was the Sultana |