Kingston Trio - Reuben James guitar tab

Reuben James

Kingston Trio - "Evening With The Kingston Trio"

C G7 C

Have you heard of the ship called the good Rueben James?

G7 C

Armed by hard-fighting men both of honor and of fame.

F C

She flew the Stars And Stripes of the land of the free.

G7 C

But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea.

[Chorus:]

C F

Tell me what were their names. Tell me what were their names.

G7 C

Did you have a friend on the good Rueben James?

F

Tell me what were their names. Tell me what were their names.

G7 C

Did you have a friend on the good Rueben James?

One hundred men went down to their dark and watery grave.

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

T'was the last day of October when they saved the fourty-four

From the dark, icey waters of that cold Iceland shore.

[Chorus]

It was there in the dark on that cold and watery night.

That they watched for the U-boat, and they waited for a fight.

Then the might ship was struck, and a great explosion roared,

And they laid the Rueben James on the cold ocean floor.

[Chorus]

Many years have passed since those brave men are gone.

Those cold, icey 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.

[Chorus]