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 [00:20.28]Have you heard of a ship [00:22.59]Called the good Reuben James [00:24.47] [00:25.99]Manned by hard fighting men [00:28.35]Both of honor and fame [00:31.05] [00:32.00]She flew the Stars [00:33.41]And Stripes of the land of the free [00:36.53]But tonight she's in her grave [00:38.78]At the bottom of the sea [00:41.19] [00:42.41]Tell me what were their names [00:44.51]Tell me what were their names [00:46.63] [00:47.26]Did you have a friend [00:49.09]On the good Reuben James [00:51.27] [00:52.13]What were their names tell me [00:54.27]What were their names [00:55.94] [00:56.45]Did you have a friend [00:58.30]On the good Reuben James [01:00.32] [01:01.34]Well a hundred men went down [01:03.53]In that dark watery grave [01:06.10] [01:07.04]When that good ship went down [01:09.37]Only forty-four were saved [01:12.17] [01:12.96]That was the last day of October [01:15.46]We saved the forty-four [01:17.56]From the cold ocean waters [01:19.86]And the cold icy shore [01:21.69] [01:23.29]Tell me what were their names [01:25.39]Tell me what were their names [01:27.53] [01:28.15]Did you have a friend [01:30.00]On the good Reuben James [01:32.69]What were their names tell me [01:35.00]What were their names [01:37.25]Did you have a friend [01:39.11]On the good Reuben James [01:41.25] [01:42.51]It was there in the dark of [01:45.21]That uncertain night [01:47.12] [01:48.27]That we watched for the U-boats [01:50.82]And waited for a fight [01:52.68] [01:53.92]Then a whine and a rock [01:55.99]And a great explosion roared [01:58.32]And they laid the Reuben James [02:00.26]On that cold ocean floor [02:02.60] [02:03.87]Tell me what were their names [02:05.96]Tell me what were their names [02:07.98] [02:08.55]Did you have a friend [02:10.42]On the good Reuben James [02:12.44] [02:13.15]What were their names tell me [02:15.36]What were their names [02:17.57]Did you have a friend [02:19.36]On the good Reuben James [02:21.34] [02:24.02]Now tonight there are lights [02:26.21]In our country so bright [02:28.33] [02:29.92]In the farms and in the cities [02:32.64]They're telling of the fight [02:34.36] [02:35.74]And now our mighty battleships [02:38.20]Will steam the bounding main [02:40.26]And remember the name of [02:42.81]That good Reuben James [02:44.52] [02:45.92]Tell me what were their names [02:48.13]Tell me what were their names [02:50.99]Did you have a friend [02:52.73]On the good Reuben James [02:55.58]What were their names tell me [02:57.80]What were their names [02:59.94]Did you have a friend [03:01.84]On the good Reuben James