Sinking Of The Reuben James Lyrics - Kingston Trio

Have you heard of the ship, called the good Reuben James 

Run by hard fighting men, both of honor and fame 

She flew the stars and stripes for the land of the free 

But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea 

Oh, tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves 

When that good ship went down only forty-four were saved 

T'was the last of October, they save the forty-four 

From the dark, icy waters of that cold Iceland shore 

Oh, tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

It was there in the dark, of that cold and water night 

They watched for the U-Boats, they waited for a fight 

Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar 

They laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor 

Oh, tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

Many years have passed since those brave men are gone 

Those cold, icy waters, they're still and they're calm 

Many years have passed and still I wonder why 

The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die 

Oh, tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?