Twenty two hundred souls at the mercy of the sea In the frozen darkness merely hundred remained Hopes been shattered like so many sheets of ice But true love flourishes in the final hour Fading ember called her Ship of Dreams Queen of December oh the Ship of Dreams Women and children and gentlemen first Who decides which life is most important? Watch in horror as the vessel is going down Conscience will be your eternal sentinel Fading ember called her Ship of Dreams
Queen of December oh the Ship of Dreams Cast off for America! Land of promise and glory! Steaming to new horizon!! How surreal this life seems They claimed nothing could sink her It was just a folly of man Nature can shatter our monuments With but a breath Fading ember called her Ship of Dreams Queen of December oh the Ship of Dreams Always remember oh the Ship of Dreams Queen of December oh the Ship of Dreams