Kingston Trio Reuben James Lyrics:
The Almanac Singers Have you heard of the ship
called the good Reuben James? Run by hard fighting
men both of honor and of 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.
Chorus: Oh, tell me, what were their names, tell
me, what were their names? Did you have a friend
on the good Reuben James? (Repeat chorus) One
hundred men went down to their dark and watery
graves. When that good ship went down, only
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forty-four were saved. 'Twas the last day of
October they saved forty-four from the dark, icy
water of that cold Iceland shore. (Chorus) It was
there in the dark of that cold and watery night.
They watched for the U-boats and they waited for a
fight. Then a whine and a rock and a great
explosion's roar. They lay the Reuben James on
that cold ocean floor. (Chorus) 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!
(Chorus)
Lyrics: Reuben James, Kingston Trio [end]