The Sinking Of The Reuben James-Pete Seeger

[ti:The Sinking Of Reuben James] [ar:Pete Seeger] [al:Classic Folk Songs - Vol. 1 - Pete Seeger] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Sinking Of The Reuben James - Pete Seeger [00:19.85]Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James [00:25.70]Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame [00:31.79]She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free [00:36.34]But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea [00:42.04]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [00:46.97]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [00:51.53]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:56.15]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [01:00.99]Well a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave [01:06.76]When that good ship went down only forty-four were saved [01:12.64]'Twas the last day of October we saved the forty-four [01:17.04]From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore [01:22.85]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [01:27.73]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [01:32.60]What were their names tell me what were their names [01:36.86]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [01:42.14]It was there in the dark of that uncertain night [01:47.67]That we watched for the U-boats and waited for a fight [01:53.50]Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared [01:57.68]And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor [02:03.44]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [02:08.19]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [02:12.58]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:17.03]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [02:22.84] [02:23.55]Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright [02:29.50]In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight [02:35.07]And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main [02:39.58]And remember the name of that good Reuben James [02:45.48]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [02:50.38]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [02:55.17]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:59.50]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James