Lyrics Sinking of the Reuben James - Pete Seeger

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben JamesManned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame?
She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the freeBut tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names, Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James Well, a hundred men went down in that dark watery graveWhen that good ship went down only forty-four were saved.'Twas the last day of October we saved the forty-fourFrom the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore.
It was there in the dark of that uncertain nightThat we watched for the U-boats and waited for a fight.
Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roaredAnd they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.
Now tonight there are lights in our country so brightIn the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight.
And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding mainAnd remember the name of that good Reuben James.