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Little Jim
by Mike Campbell 1999

Little Jim, he was a fisherman and a good man through and through,
But when, each time, Jim docked in port, he was known to drink a few.
On the twenty-sixth day of March back in 1964,
Little Jim tied up to the Kodiak pier and headed for the bars on shore.
Little Jim tied up to the Kodiak pier and headed for the bars on shore.

In the wee hours of the morning, with a stumble in his stride,
Jim staggered back to his ship so he could sleep through a few high tides.
His head so filled with whiskey, in his cabin he laid down,
And slept like a babe in his mother's arms when the earthquake hit that town.
Jim slept like a babe in his mother's arms when the earthquake hit that town.

Oh the damage was enormous, nine-two on the Richter Scale,
And the people cried as the buildings shook and the sea began to boil.

All the sirens, they were screaming, as the tidal wave grew near,
When the water rushed out of the harbor, every face was filled with fear.
But still Jim kept on sleeping while his lines all broke away,
And his ship settled down in the Kodiak mud at the bottom of Chiniak Bay.
Jim's ship settled down in the Kodiak mud at the bottom of Chiniak Bay.

Then the tidal wave came crashing in with a great unearthly roar,
Picked up Jim's ship like it was a toy and carried it over the shore,
It skittered right down the street crashing into cars and walls,
But Jim was used to Alaskan storms and he slept right through it all.
Little Jim was used to Alaskan storms, he slept right through it all.

Many ships were torn apart that day and many lives were lost.
But Little Jim's ship was gently placed in the middle of a parking lot.

Now several hours later when his bladder did prevail,
Little Jim woke up to Nature's Call and stumbled to the rail.
He stared at all the damage and his blood went cold with fear.
"Oh Christ," said Jim, "How could I have been so drunk to have driven her here!"
"Oh Christ," said Jim, "How could I have been so drunk to have driven her here!"

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