Oh! my wife and I went on an ocean cruise Three days out and I was sick down to my shoes And to make it more forelorn, we sailed into a ragin' storm Where we were, nobody seemed to have a clue. While the ship was bein' tossed and thrown about I decided that I'd try to take a nap Then I heard an awful noise and I asked one of the boys What had happened and you should of heard him shout. Chorus: Where were you when the ship hit the sand? I said; "I was in there prayin' for dry land, With a bucket and my breakfast in my hand!" Where were you when the ship hit the sand? Oh! the captain he came a-runnin' up on deck He was a-lookin kinda pale around the neck As he sit there shoutin' orders, I stood splashin' in the water And I ask exactly what you might expect. Chorus: Where were you when the ship hit the sand? He said; "I was in there prayin' for dry land, With a bucket and my breakfast in my hand!" Where were you when the ship hit the sand?...