Loss Of The "Central America"
Air: Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 
Put's Golden Songster:
containing the largest and most popular collection of California songs ever published
by John A Stone
San Francisco : D.E. Appleton & Co., 1858
The "Central America',"' painted so fine,
Went down like a thousand of brick,
And all the old tubs that are now on the line
Will follow her, two at lick.
'Twould be very fine were the owners aboard,
And sink where they never would rise;
'Twould any amount of amusement afford,
And cancel a million of lies.
Repeat
'Twould be very fine were the owners aboard,
And sink where they never would rise;
'Twould any amount of amusement afford,
And cancel a million of lies.
These murdering villains will ne'er be forgot,
As long as America stands;
Their bones should be left in the ocean to rot,
And their souls be at Satan's commands.
They've murdered and swindled the people for years
And never will be satisfied
Till death puts an end to their earthly careers,
Then may they with demons reside.
Repeat
They've murdered and swindled the people for years
And never will be satisfied
Till death puts an end to their earthly careers,
Then may they with demons reside.
Score from the Library Of Congress
Score from the Lester S Levy Collection
MIDI file of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" (Used by permission of B. R. Tubb from his website at Public Domain Music.