Reuben James

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[Verse]
Have you heard of the ship called 
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the good Reuben James?
Run by hard fighting men both of 
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honour and of fame
She flew the stars and stripes of 
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the land of the free
But tonight she's in her grave at 
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the bottom of the sea

[Chorus]
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Oh, 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 good 
Reuben James?
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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 good 
Reuben James?

[Verse]
One hundred men went down to their 
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dark and watery graves
When that good ship went down, only 
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forty-four were saved
'Twas the last day of October, they 
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saved forty-four
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From the dark icy water of that 
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cold Iceland shore

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[Chorus]
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Oh, 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 good 
Reuben James?
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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 good 
Reuben James?

[Verse]
It was there in the dark of that 
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cold and watery night
They watched for the U-boats and 
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they waited for a fight
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Then a whine and a rock and a great
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 explosion's roar
They lay the Reuben James on that 
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cold ocean floor

[Chorus]
B
Oh, 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 good 
Reuben James?
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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 good 
Reuben James?

[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
Many years have passed since those 
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brave men are gone
Those cold, icy waters, they're 
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still and they're calm
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Many years have passed and still I 
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wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the 
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best of men must die

[Chorus]
B
Oh, 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 good 
Reuben James?
B
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 good 
Reuben James?