It was nineteen hundred and twenty-nine (run, come, see)
I remember the day pretty well
Nineteen hundred and twenty-nine
Run, come, see Jerusalem

There was talk about a storm in the island (run, come, see)
My God, what a beautiful morning
Talk about a storm in the island
Run, come, see Jerusalem

There were three ships leaving the harbour (run, come, see)
Keppel, Myrtle and Pretoria
Three ships leaving the harbour
Run, come, see Jerusalem

Pretoria was out on the ocean (run, come, see)
She was rocking from side to side
Pretoria was out on the ocean
Run, come, see Jerusalem
Run, come, see Jerusalem

When the first wave hit the Pretoria (run, come, see)
The mothers were hanging on to their children
First wave hit the Pretoria
Run, come, see Jerusalem

There were thirty-three souls in the water (run, come, see)
Swimming and praying to the good Lord God
Thirty-three souls in the water
Run, come, see Jerusalem
Run, come, see Jerusalem

It was nineteen hundred and twenty-nine (run, come, see)
I remember the day pretty well
Nineteen hundred and twenty-nine
Run come see Jerusalem,
I said, run, come, see Jerusalem,
My God, run, come, see Jerusalem