Lyrics and translation The Almanac Singers - The Sinking Of The Reuben James (Digitally Remastered)
Have
you
heard
of
a
ship
called
the
good
Reuben
James
As-tu
entendu
parler
d'un
navire
appelé
le
bon
Reuben
James
Manned
by
hard
working
men
both
of
honor
and
fame
Avec
un
équipage
d'hommes
travailleurs,
tous
d'honneur
et
de
renom
She
flew
the
stars
and
stripes
of
the
land
of
the
free
Il
arborait
les
étoiles
et
les
rayures
du
pays
de
la
liberté
But
tonight
she's
in
her
grave
on
the
bottom
of
the
sea
Mais
ce
soir,
il
repose
dans
sa
tombe
au
fond
de
la
mer
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
What
were
their
names?
Comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
One
hundred
men
were
drowned
in
that
dark
watery
grave
Cent
hommes
ont
péri
dans
cette
sombre
tombe
aquatique
When
that
good
ship
went
down
only
44
were
saved
Lorsque
ce
bon
navire
a
sombré,
seuls
44
ont
été
sauvés
Was
the
last
day
of
october
we
saved
the
44
C'était
le
dernier
jour
d'octobre
que
nous
avons
sauvé
les
44
From
that
cold
icy
waters
of
that
cold
iceland
shore
De
ces
eaux
glacées
et
froides
de
cette
côte
islandaise
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
What
were
their
names?
Comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
It
was
there
in
the
dark
of
that
uncertain
night
C'est
là,
dans
l'obscurité
de
cette
nuit
incertaine
That
we
watched
for
the
u-boats
and
waited
for
a
fight
Que
nous
avons
surveillé
les
U-Boots
et
attendu
le
combat
Then
a
whine
and
a
rock,
and
the
great
explosion
roared
Puis
un
sifflement,
un
choc,
et
la
grande
explosion
a
rugi
And
they
laid
the
Reuben
James
on
that
cold
ocean
floor
Et
ils
ont
coulé
le
Reuben
James
au
fond
de
cet
océan
froid
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
What
were
their
names?
Comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
Now
tonight
there
are
lights
in
our
country
so
bright
Maintenant,
ce
soir,
il
y
a
des
lumières
si
brillantes
dans
notre
pays
In
the
farms
and
in
the
cities
they're
telling
of
the
fight
Dans
les
fermes
et
dans
les
villes,
ils
racontent
le
combat
And
now
our
mighty
battleships
will
steam
the
bounding
main
Et
maintenant,
nos
puissants
cuirassés
vont
parcourir
la
grande
mer
And
remember
the
name
of
that
good
Reuben
James
Et
se
souvenir
du
nom
de
ce
bon
Reuben
James
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
What
were
their
names?
Comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Tell
me:
what
were
their
names?
Dis-moi
: comment
s'appelaient-ils
?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Avais-tu
un
ami
sur
le
bon
Reuben
James
?
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