The Sinking Of The Reuben James

The Almanac Singers

Have you heard of the ship called the good Reuben James ?
Manned by hard fighting men of both 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 ?
'Twas 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 roar
And they laid the Reuben James on the cold ocean floor
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 ?
Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright
In the farms and the cities they are telling of this fight
Now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main
And remember the name of the good Reuben James
Tell me what were their names, 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 ?