Reuben James Lyrics - Kingston Trio

Have you heard of the ship called The Good Reuben James? 

Run by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame 

She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free 

But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on? 

One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves 

When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved 

'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four from the dark 

Icy water of that cold Iceland shore 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? 

It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night 

They watched for the U-boats and they waited for a fight 

Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar 

They lay the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? 

Many years have passed since those brave men are gone 

Those cold, icy waters, they're still and they're calm 

Many years have passed and still I wonder 

Why the worst of men must fight and the best of men must die 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? 

Oh, tell me, what were their names 

Tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?