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Thread #2759   Message #12018
Posted By: Gene
08-Sep-97 - 10:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: the sinking of the reuben james
Subject: Lyr Add: THE SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES
Here's the missing verse and extra one.

One hundred men were drowned in that dark watery grave
When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved
'Twas the last day of October that we saved the forty four
From the cold icy water off the cold Iceland shore.

Fred Hellerman of the Weavers has added this verse:

Well, many years have passed since those brave men have gone
And those cold icy waters are still and they're calm
Many years have passed but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 25-Jun-02.