The Sinking Of The Reuben James Lyrics - Woody Guthrie

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James 

Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame? 

She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free 

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

Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

What were their names, tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James 

Well, a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave 

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

That was the last day of October we saved the forty-four 

From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore 

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Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

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 uncertain night 

That we watched for the you-boats and waited for a fight 

Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared 

And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor 

Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

What were their names, tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James 

Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright 

In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight 

And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main 

And remember the name of that good Reuben James 

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Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

What were their names, tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James