Reuben James chords by The Kingston Trio
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Have you
heard of the ship
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Called the good Reuben James?
Run by hard fighting men
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Both of honor and of fame
She flew the Stars and Stripes
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Of the land of the free,
But tonight she's in her grave
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At the bottom of the sea
Verse 2
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the
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good Reuben James?
Verse 3
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the
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good Reuben James?
Verse 4
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One hundred men went down
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To their dark and watery graves
When that good ship went down,
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Only forty- four were saved
'Twas the last day of October
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They saved forty- four
From the dark, icy water
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Of that cold Iceland shore
Verse 5
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the
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good Reuben James?
Verse 6
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the
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good Reuben James?
Verse 7
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It was there in the dark
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Of that cold and watery night
They watched for the you- boats
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And they waited for a fight
Then a whine and a rock
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And a great explosion's roar
They lay the Reuben James
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On that cold ocean floor
Verse 8
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the
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good Reuben James?
Verse 9
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the good Reuben
Interlude 1
James?
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Verse 10
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Many years have passed
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Since those brave men are gone
Those cold, icy waters,
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They're still and they're calm
Many years have passed
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And still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight
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And the best of men must die!
Verse 11
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the good
Reuben James?
Verse 12
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Oh, tell me, what were their names,
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Tell me, what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on
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the good Reuben James?
Reuben James
The Kingston Trio
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