Johnny Horton - Sinking Of The Reuben James lyrics

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 that good Reuben James Stand by hard fighting men both of honor and fame She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea (Now tell me) What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James (Now tell me) 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 waited for U-boats and waited for that fight Then a whine and a rock and the great explosion roared And they laid that Reuben James on the cold ocean floor (Now tell me) What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James (Now tell me) What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright On the farms and the cities they're tellin' of that fight And now our mighty battle ships will sail the bounding main And remember the name of that Good Reuben James (Now tell me) What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James (Now tell me) What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James (Now tell me) What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James