The Sinking of the Reuben James

[ti:The Sinking of the Reuben James] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al:A Woman's Intuition] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.33]The Sinking of the Reuben James - Johnny Horton [00:01.10]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:03.83] [00:04.60]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [00:08.09] [00:08.74]Have you heard of a ship called that good Reuben James [00:13.08]Stand by hard fighting men both of honor and fame [00:16.98] [00:17.72]She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free [00:21.47] [00:22.19]But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea [00:26.68]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:30.38] [00:31.09]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [00:34.64] [00:35.66]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:39.08] [00:39.75]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [00:43.31] [00:52.71]It wasn't here in the dark of that uncertain night [00:57.14]That we waited for U-boats and waited for that fight [01:01.33]Then a whine and a rock and the great explosion roared [01:05.20] [01:05.73]And they laid that Reuben James on the cold ocean floor [01:09.94] [01:10.76]What were their names tell me what were their names [01:14.13] [01:14.86]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [01:18.41] [01:19.43]What were their names tell me what were their names [01:23.02] [01:23.65]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [01:27.26] [01:36.55]Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright [01:40.96]On the farms and the cities they're tellin' of that fight [01:45.01] [01:45.65]And now our mighty battle ships will sail the bounding main [01:49.48] [01:50.11]And remember the name of that Good Reuben James [01:53.66] [01:54.78]What were their names tell me what were their names [01:58.16] [01:58.89]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [02:02.46] [02:03.35]What were their names tell me what were their names [02:06.82] [02:07.56]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James [02:11.20] [02:12.12]What were their name tell me what were their names [02:15.59] [02:16.34]Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James