[ti:The Sinking Of The Reuben Jame] [ar:Pete Seeger] [al:Which Side Are You On] [offset:0] [00:00.72]The Sinking Of The Reuben James - Pete Seeger [00:20.22]Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James [00:26.03]Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame [00:32.03]She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free [00:36.64]But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea [00:42.39]Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names [00:47.20]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [00:52.02]What were their names tell me what were their names [00:56.33]Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James [01:01.21]Well a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave [01:07.06]When that good ship went down only forty four were saved [01:12.88]'Twas the last day of October we saved the forty four [01:17.66]From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore [01:23.22] [01:42.47]It was there in the dark of that uncertain night [01:48.09]That we watched for the U boats and waited for a fight [01:53.83]Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared [01:58.19]And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor [02:03.75] [02:24.01]Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright [02:29.68]In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight [02:35.55]And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main [02:40.68]And remember the name of that good Reuben James