Lyrics The Sinking of the Reuben James - The Highwaymen
On
Oct.
31st
1941
the
United
States
destroyer
Reuben
James,
Sailing
in
the
waters
west
of
Iceland,
Was
attacked
torpedoed
and
sunk
without
warning.
95
lives
were
lost
in
this
1st
U.S.
warship
to
go
down
in
the
2nd
World
War.
What
were
their
names
tell
me
what
were
their
names?
Did
you
have
a
friend
on
the
good
Reuben
James?
Have
you
heard
of
a
ship
called
the
good
Reuben
James?
Manned
by
hard
fighting
men
both
of
honor
and
of
fame.
She
flew
the
Stars
and
Stripes
for
the
land
of
the
free,
But
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?
It
was
there
in
the
dark
of
that
uncertain
night.
That
we
watched
for
the
U-boats
and
waited
for
the
fight.
Then
a
whine
and
a
rock
and
a
great
explosion's
roar.
And
they
lay
the
Reuben
James
on
that
cold
ocean
floor.
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?
Many
years
have
passed
since
these
brave
men
are
gone.
Those
cold
icy
waters
now
are
still
and
are
gone.
Many
years
have
passed
but
still
I
wonder
why
The
worst
of
men
must
fight
and
the
best
of
men
must
die!
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?
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