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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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called the good Reuben James
Manned by hard fighting men
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both of honor and of fame
She flew the Stars and Stripes
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at the bottom of the sea
Verse 2
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tell me what were their names
What were their names,
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tell me what were their names
Verse 3
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One hundred men went down to
When that good ship was sunk only
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forty- four were saved
T’was the last day of October when
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icy waters by that cold Iceland shore
Verse 4
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tell me what were their names
What were their names,
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tell me what were their names
Verse 5
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that uncertain night
That we watched for a U- boat
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and waited for a fight
Then a whine and a rock and
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a great explosion roared
And they laid the Reuben James
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on that cold ocean floor
Verse 6
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tell me what were their names
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
Interlude 1
Reuben James
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Verse 7
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those brave men are gone
And those cold icy waters
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are still and are calm
Many years have passed,
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but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and
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the best of men must die
Verse 8
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tell me what were their names
What were their names,
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tell me what were their names
Verse 9
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tell me what were their names
What were their names,
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tell me what were their names
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