Sink the Bismarck-Johnny Horton

[ti:Sink The Bismark] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al:American Originals] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sink the Bismarck - Johnny Horton [00:13.19]In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun [00:16.32] [00:17.00]The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns [00:20.50] [00:21.13]The Bismark was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas [00:25.13]On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees [00:28.69] [00:29.51]Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood [00:32.95] [00:33.69]And evry British seaman he knew and understood [00:36.38] [00:37.82]They had to sink the Bismark the terror of the sea [00:41.38] [00:41.94]Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees [00:45.76] [00:46.57]We'll find that German battleship thats makin' such a fuss [00:50.44]We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us [00:54.38]Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around [00:58.53]When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down [01:01.78] [01:06.91]The Hood found the Bismark and on that fatal day [01:10.09] [01:10.84]The Bismark started firin' fifteen miles away [01:14.22] [01:15.03]We gotta sink the Bismark was the battle sound [01:18.59] [01:19.28]But when the smoke had cleared away [01:21.29]The mighty Hood went down [01:23.35]For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail [01:27.67]Churchill told the people "Put ev'ry ship a-sail" [01:31.04] [01:31.73]'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be [01:35.29]We gotta sink the Bismark to the bottom of the sea [01:39.66] [01:40.54]We'll find that German battleship thats makin' such a fuss [01:43.60] [01:44.29]We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us [01:47.85] [01:48.41]Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around [01:51.98] [01:52.66]When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down [01:55.73] [02:00.66]The fog was gone on the seventh day and they saw the mornin' sun [02:04.97]Ten hours away from homeland the Bismark made its' run [02:08.22] [02:08.84]The admiral of the British fleet said "Turn those bows around" [02:12.91]We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down [02:16.34] [02:19.56]The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast [02:22.94] [02:23.63]The first shell hit the Bismark they knew she couldn't last [02:27.81]That mighty German battleship is just a memory [02:31.06] [02:31.62]"Sink the Bismark" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas [02:35.31] [02:36.37]We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss [02:39.62] [02:40.31]We had to sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us [02:43.75] [02:44.57]We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around [02:48.81]Yeah we found the mighty Bismark and then we cut her down [02:52.87]We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss [02:56.62]We had to sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us [03:01.00]We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around [03:03.86] [03:05.05]We found the mighty Bismark and then we cut her down