The Sinking Of The Reuben James Lyrics - Pete Remembers Woody - Pete Seeger

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James 

Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame? 

She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free 

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

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

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? 

What were their names, tell me, what were their names? 

Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James 

Well, a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave 

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

'Twas the last day of October we saved the forty-four 

From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore. 

It was there in the dark of that uncertain night 

That we watched for the U-boats and waited for a fight. 

Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared 

And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor. 

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Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright 

In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight. 

And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main 

And remember the name of that good Reuben James. 

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