Key: C major
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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of both honor and fame
She flew the Stars and Stripes of
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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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tell me what were their names,
What were their names,
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tell me what were their names,
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James?
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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that uncertain night
That we watched for the you- boats
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and waited for a fight.
Then a whine and a rock and a
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great explosion roar
And they laid the Reuben James
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on the cold ocean floor.
Verse 4
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tell me what were their names,
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good Reuben James?
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?
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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in our country so bright.
In the farms and the cities they
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are telling of this fight.
And remember the name of
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the good Reuben James.
Verse 6
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what were their names,
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Did you have a friend on the good
What were their names,
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tell me what were their names,
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the good Reuben James?
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