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Verse 1
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the good Reuben James
Manned by hard fighting men
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both of honor and fame?
She flew the Stars and Stripes
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of the land of the free
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But tonight she's in her grave
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Verse 2
Tell me what were their names,
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
Verse 3
that dark watery grave
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When that good ship went down only
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forty- four were saved.
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'Twas the last day of October we
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From the cold ocean waters
and the cold icy shore.
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It was there in the dark of
and waited for a fight.
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on that cold ocean floor.
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Now tonight there are lights
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in our country so bright
In the farms and in the cities
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they're telling of the fight.
And now our mighty battleships
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will steam the bounding main
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And remember the name of that good
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Reuben James.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA E D F#m Bm
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