The Sinking of the Reuben James-Pete Seeger/The Weavers

[ti:The Sinking of the Reuben James] [ar:Pete Seeger/The Weavers] [al:Pete Seeger and the Weavers, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Sinking of the Reuben James - Pete Seeger/The Weavers [00:19.99]Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James [00:24.11] [00:25.95]Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame [00:30.50] [00:31.96]She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free [00:35.73] [00:36.53]But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea [00:40.22] [00:42.24]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [00:46.27] [00:47.00]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [00:50.78] [00:51.82]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:55.16] [00:56.10]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [00:59.73] [01:01.02]Well a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave [01:04.57] [01:06.67]When that good ship went down only forty four were saved [01:10.83] [01:12.51]'Twas the last day of October we saved the forty four [01:17.16]From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore [01:20.55] [01:22.78]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [01:26.76] [01:27.66]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [01:31.11] [01:32.34]What were their names tell me what were their names [01:35.60] [01:36.65]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [01:39.99] [01:41.90]It was there in the dark of that uncertain night [01:45.69] [01:47.59]That we watched for the u boats and waited for a fight [01:51.36] [01:53.35]Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared [01:57.09] [01:57.73]And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor [02:01.12] [02:03.14]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [02:07.02] [02:07.78]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [02:11.35] [02:12.50]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:15.45] [02:16.63]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [02:20.02] [02:23.11]Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright [02:27.27] [02:29.02]In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight [02:33.12] [02:34.88]And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main [02:38.44] [02:39.26]And remember the name of that good Reuben James [02:42.98] [02:44.91]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [02:48.64] [02:49.85]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [02:53.36] [02:54.31]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:57.67] [02:58.82]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James