The sinking of the reuben james chords by
Highwaymen

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Verse 1
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On Oct. 31st 1941 the United
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States destroyer Reuben James,
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sailing in the waters west of Iceland,
was attacked torpedoed and sunk
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without warning.

Verse 2

95 lives were lost in this 1st U.S. warship

to go down in the 2nd World War.

Verse 3
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What were their names tell me
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what were their names?
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Did you have a friend on the
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good Reuben James?
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Verse 4
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Have you heard of a ship called
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the good Reuben James?
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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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for the land of the free,
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but tonight she's in her grave
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at the bottom of the sea.
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Verse 5
Tell me, what were their names tell me,
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what were their names?
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good Reuben James?
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What were their names tell me
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what were their names?
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good Reuben James?

Verse 6
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It was there in the dark of
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that uncertain night.
That we watched for the U- boats
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and waited for the fight.
Then a whine and a rock and a
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great explosion's roar.
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And they lay the Re uben James
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on that cold ocean floor.

Verse 7
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Tell me, what were their names tell
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me what were their names?
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D D 
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good Reuben James?
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What were their names, tell me,
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what were their names?
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good Reuben James?

Verse 8
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Many years have passed since
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these brave men are gone.
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Those cold icy waters now
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are still and are gone.
Many years have passed but
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still I wonder why
the worst of men must fight and
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the best of men must die!
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Verse 9
Tell me, what were their names,
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tell me what were their names?
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D D 
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good Reuben James?
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What were their names,
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D D 
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tell me, what were their names?
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good Reuben James?

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