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Lyr ADD: Sinking of the Reuben James^^^ DigiTrad: THE SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES Related threads: Reuben James - Sunk October 31, 1941 (47) Lyr Add: the sinking of the reuben james (39) Reuben James and the Bismarck (46) The Reuben James (32) Lyr/Chords Req: The Good Reuben James (23) Lyr Req: Ruben James? / Reuben James (4) (closed) |
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Subject: ballad of the Reuben James From: Pete Seeger ? Date: 13 Dec 96 - 01:28 PM Chorus: What wre their names, tell me what wre their names Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? (bis) The Sinking of the Reuben James in the Digital Tradition databaseSearch for "Reuben James" threads |
Subject: ballad of the Reuben James From: L.Laurier Date: 13 Dec 96 - 01:32 PM Chorus: What were their names, tell me what were their names Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James? (bis) I believe this was sung by Pete Seeger. I would like to have the lyrics for this song. |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES (Guthrie) From: Kevin Date: 13 Dec 96 - 04:32 PM THE SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES by Woody Guthrie
Have you heard of a ship called that good Reuben James,
(Chorus) Tell me, what where their names, tell me, what where their names?
One hundred men went down to their dark watery grave.
It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
Well, many years have passed since those brave men are gone,
Enjoy, |
Subject: RE: ballad of the Reuben James From: dick greenhaus Date: 14 Dec 96 - 09:27 AM Thanx, Kevin- I could have sworn we had it, but we didn't. Now we will. |
Subject: RE: ballad of the Reuben James From: gary (belter) Date: 19 Dec 96 - 09:53 PM Johny Horton did made an excelent recording of it. |
Subject: RE: ballad of the Reuben James From: wfoster@unanov.una.edu [Bill Foster] Date: 20 Dec 96 - 08:51 AM On the off chance that someone might wonder about the tune, Woody set this song to the tune of The Wildwood Flower. |
Subject: RE: ballad of the Reuben James From: Rodney Rawlings Date: 12 Jan 97 - 11:53 AM I think The Kingston Trio also did this. |
Subject: RE: ballad of the Reuben James From: Ralph Butts Date: 12 Jan 97 - 01:58 PM I have several versions - Seeger, The Weavers, The Gateway Singers. All are nearly identical words, but the Gateway version is best, IMHO. ....Tiger |
Subject: RE: ballad of the Reuben James From: raredance@aol.com Date: 12 Jan 97 - 04:18 PM Sinking of the Reuben James was also recorded twice by the Chad Mitchell Trio (Singing Our MInds - Mercury Records and Mighty Day/The Chad Mitchell Trio Reunion - Folk Era Records). A Woody Guthrie version of it has also been released recently by Smithsonian Folkways on the CD- That's Why We're Marching. Woody started out by wanting to list the names of all 120 or so sailors killed, but the Almanac Singers balked at the length of the song. Apparently the Almanacs suggested the "What were their Names" line as a substitute for all the names and Millard Lampell of the Almanacs wrote the last verse. Thus credt for the song is usually given to Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers. I do not know if Guthrie's verses with all the names survive anywhere. rich r |
Subject: Reuben James From: Kevin Crouch Date: 11 Mar 99 - 11:30 PM I am looking for the words and chords to the song Reuben James sung by the Kingston Trio. any help would be appreciated. Messages from multiple threads combined. |
Subject: RE: Reuben James From: catspaw49 Date: 11 Mar 99 - 11:37 PM Two are listed in the database. My assumption is you are looking for the "Sinking of the Reuben James" by Woody Guthrie to the tune of "Wildwood Flower." See the box in the upper right hand corner? Type in Reuben and click on search or Reuben James enclosed in square brackets...[] Welcome to Mudcat Kevin!!! catspaw
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Subject: RE: Reuben James From: Date: 12 Mar 99 - 11:20 PM Look for an old thread on this forum, too. |
Subject: THE GOOD REUBEN JAMES From: Bojangles Date: 25 May 99 - 01:51 AM The Reuben James,I learnedd somewhere along the way was a destroyer in the US Navy fleet and the first to be sunk (by torpedo, I think) at the beginning of WWII. Woody Guthrie wrote w fine song about it. Recently I was asked who Reuben James was, and I had no answer. Can anyone help? Messages from multiple threads combined. |
Subject: RE: THE GOOD REUBEN JAMES From: Joe Offer Date: 25 May 99 - 02:38 AM Hi, bojangles - after much pleading whimpering and whining and and cajoling, we finally convinced Dick Greenhaus to include The Sinking of the Reuben James in the database. There are several interesting threads about the song, but this one will tell you about the man. -Joe Offer- |
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