 Johnson remains on shore, bitterly bidding "Titanic" farewell, and dances the Eagle Rock as the ship goes under.The legend of the "Titanic" merged with that of a character in black folklore known as "Shine", a sort of trickster figure who was probably named after shoeshine.He was converted into a mythical black stoker aboard "Titanic" whose exploits were commemorated in "Toasts", long narrative poems performed in a dramatic and percussive fashion which were a forerunner of modern-day rapping.