And the great boat sank And the Okies fled And the Great Emancipator Took a bullet in the head In the head Took a bullet in the back of the head It was not December And it was not in May It was the fourteenth of April, that is ruination day That's the day The day that is ruination day They were one, they were two They were three, they were four They were five hundred miles from their home From their home They were five hundred miles from their home When the iceberg hit Then they must have known That God moves on the water Casey Jones Casey Jones God moves on the water Casey Jones It was not December And it was not May It was the fourteenth of April, that is ruination day That's the day The day that is ruination day