Sinking of Ruben James - The Kingston Trio

Have you heard of the ship called The Good Reuben James?

Run by hard fighting men both of honor and of 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

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on?

One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves

When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved

'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four from the dark

Icy water of that cold Iceland shore

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?

They watched for the U-boats and they waited for a fight

Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion’s roar

They lay the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?

Oh, tell me, 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 those brave men are gone

Those cold, icy waters, they’re still and they’re calm

Many years have passed and still I wonder

Why the worst of men must fight and the best of men must die

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?

Oh, tell me, what were their names

Tell me, what were their names?

Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?

Hai mai sentito parlare della nave chiamata The Good Reuben James?

Gestito da uomini che combattono duramente sia d'onore che di fama

Ha volato a stelle e strisce della terra dei liberi

Ma stasera è nella sua tomba in fondo al mare

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico?

Cento uomini scesero nelle loro tombe buie e acquose

Quando quella buona nave affondò, ne furono salvate solo quarantaquattro

"Era l'ultimo giorno di ottobre, ne salvarono quarantaquattro dal buio

Acqua gelida di quella fredda costa islandese

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?

Hanno osservato gli U-Boot e hanno aspettato un combattimento

Poi un lamento e un sasso e il ruggito di una grande esplosione

Posarono il Reuben James su quel freddo fondale oceanico

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?

Sono passati molti anni da quando quegli uomini coraggiosi se ne sono andati

Quelle acque fredde e gelide, sono ferme e sono calme

Sono passati molti anni e ancora mi chiedo

Perché il peggiore degli uomini deve combattere e il migliore degli uomini deve morire

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?

Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano

Dimmi, come si chiamavano?

Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?