The Sinking Of The Reuben James-Cisco Houston

[ti:The Sinking Of The Reuben James] [ar:Cisco Houston] [al:Cisco Houston Sings Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Sinking Of The Reuben James - Cisco Houston [00:06.67]Have you heard of a ship called the good reuben james [00:10.45] [00:11.94]Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame [00:16.04] [00:17.43]She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free [00:21.11] [00:21.98]But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea [00:25.40] [00:26.92]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [00:30.66] [00:31.33]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [00:34.99] [00:35.82]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:39.66]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [00:43.22] [00:45.96]Well a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave [00:49.47] [00:50.91]When that good ship went down only forty four were saved [00:54.52] [00:55.82]'Twas the last day of october we saved the forty four [01:00.40]From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore [01:04.25] [01:05.45]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [01:09.77]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [01:13.24] [01:13.94]What were their names tell me what were their names [01:17.89]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [01:21.34] [01:43.28]It was there in the dark of that uncertain night [01:46.78] [01:48.20]That we watched for the u boats and waited for a fight [01:51.98] [01:53.40]Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared [01:57.45]And they laid the reuben james on that cold ocean floor [02:01.24] [02:02.61]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [02:06.32] [02:06.83]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [02:10.19] [02:10.96]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:14.41] [02:15.02]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [02:18.46] [02:20.04]Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright [02:23.71] [02:25.10]In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight [02:28.86] [02:30.38]And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main [02:34.17]And remember the name of that good reuben james [02:37.69] [02:39.31]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [02:42.93] [02:43.52]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james [02:46.98] [02:47.70]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:50.87] [02:51.53]Did you have a friend on the good reuben james