The Sinking Of The Reuben James-The Almanac Singers

[ti:The Sinking Of The Reuben James] [ar:The Almanac Singers] [al:American Roots Music (Remastered)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Sinking Of The Reuben James - The Almanac Singers [00:20.24]Have you heard of a ship [00:22.55]Called the good Reuben James [00:24.43] [00:25.95]Manned by hard fighting men [00:28.31]Both of honor and fame [00:31.01] [00:31.96]She flew the Stars [00:33.37]And Stripes of the land of the free [00:36.49]But tonight she's in her grave [00:38.74]At the bottom of the sea [00:41.15] [00:42.37]Tell me what were their names [00:44.47]Tell me what were their names [00:46.58] [00:47.21]Did you have a friend [00:49.04]On the good Reuben James [00:51.22] [00:52.08]What were their names tell me [00:54.22]What were their names [00:55.89] [00:56.40]Did you have a friend [00:58.25]On the good Reuben James [01:00.27] [01:01.29]Well a hundred men went down [01:03.48]In that dark watery grave [01:06.05] [01:06.99]When that good ship went down [01:09.32]Only forty-four were saved [01:12.12] [01:12.91]That was the last day of October [01:15.41]We saved the forty-four [01:17.51]From the cold ocean waters [01:19.82]And the cold icy shore [01:21.65] [01:23.25]Tell me what were their names [01:25.35]Tell me what were their names [01:27.49] [01:28.11]Did you have a friend [01:29.96]On the good Reuben James [01:32.65]What were their names tell me [01:34.96]What were their names [01:37.21]Did you have a friend [01:39.07]On the good Reuben James [01:41.21] [01:42.47]It was there in the dark of [01:45.17]That uncertain night [01:47.08] [01:48.23]That we watched for the U-boats [01:50.78]And waited for a fight [01:52.64] [01:53.88]Then a whine and a rock [01:55.95]And a great explosion roared [01:58.28]And they laid the Reuben James [02:00.22]On that cold ocean floor [02:02.56] [02:03.83]Tell me what were their names [02:05.92]Tell me what were their names [02:07.94] [02:08.51]Did you have a friend [02:10.38]On the good Reuben James [02:12.40] [02:13.11]What were their names tell me [02:15.32]What were their names [02:17.53]Did you have a friend [02:19.32]On the good Reuben James [02:21.30] [02:23.98]Now tonight there are lights [02:26.17]In our country so bright [02:28.29] [02:29.88]In the farms and in the cities [02:32.60]They're telling of the fight [02:34.32] [02:35.70]And now our mighty battleships [02:38.16]Will steam the bounding main [02:40.22]And remember the name of [02:42.77]That good Reuben James [02:44.48] [02:45.88]Tell me what were their names [02:48.09]Tell me what were their names [02:50.95]Did you have a friend [02:52.69]On the good Reuben James [02:55.54]What were their names tell me [02:57.76]What were their names [02:59.90]Did you have a friend [03:01.80]On the good Reuben James