The sinking of the reuben james chords by Pete Seeger

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Verse 1
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Have you heard of a ship called
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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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at the bottom of the sea.
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Verse 2
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?
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 3

Well, a hundred men went down in

that dark watery grave

When that good ship went down only

forty- four were saved.

'Twas the last day of October we

saved the forty- four

From the cold ocean waters

and the cold icy shore.

Verse 4
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It was there in the dark of
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that uncertain night
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That we watched for the U- boats
and waited for a fight.
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Then a whine and a rock and
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a great explosion roared
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And they laid the Reuben James

Verse 5
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.