G G D G Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben JamesG D G Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame?G C G She flew the Stars and Stripes of this land of the freeG D G But tonight she's in her grave on the bottom of the sea. (Chorus)G C Am Tell me what was their names, tell me what was their names,D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James?G C Am What was their names, tell me, what was their names?D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James Verse 2G G D G Well, a hundred men went down in that dark watery graveG D G When that good ship went down only forty-four were saved.G C G 'Twas the last day of October we saved the forty-fourG D G From the cold ocean waters and that cold icy shore.(Chorus)G C Am Tell me what was their names, tell me what was their names,D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James?G C Am What was their names, tell me, what was their names?D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James Verse 3G G D G It was there in the dark of that uncertain nightG D G That we watched for the U-boats and waited for the fight.G C G Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roaredG D G And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor. (Chorus)G C Am Tell me what was their names, tell me what was their names,D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James?G C Am What was their names, tell me, what was their names?D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James Verse 4G G D G Now tonight there are lights in our country so brightG D G In the farms, in the cities they're telling of this fight.G C G Now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding mainG D G And remember the name of that good Reuben James. ((Chorus)G C Am Tell me what was their names, tell me what was their names,D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James?G C Am What was their names, tell me, what was their names?D C G Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James
The Sinking Of The Reuben James
Woody Guthrie
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