From: Gene Graham
Subject: HERE THEY ARE

SINK THE BISMARCK
Written by: Johnny Horton and Tilman Franks, ©1960.
As sung by Johnny Horton
Capo on first fret.

In [D] May of nineteen-forty-one the [A] war had just be-[D] gun.
The [G] Germans had the biggest ship that [D] had the biggest guns.
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea.
On her decks were guns as big as steers and [A] shells as big as [D] trees.

Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship The Hood,
And ever' British seaman he knew and understood
They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea,
Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees.

CHORUS #1: [D] We'll find that German battleship that's [A] mak'in' such a [D] fuss.
We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the [A] world depends on [D] us.
[G] Hit the decks a-runnin', boys, and [D] spin those guns around.
When we find the Bismarck, we [A] gotta cut 'er [D] down.

The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day,
The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away.
"We gotta sink the Bismarck" was the battle sound,
But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down.

For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail.
Churchill told people: "Put ever' ship a-sail,
'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be.
We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea."

CHORUS #1

The fog was gone the seventh day an' they saw the mornin' sun.
Ten hours away from homeland, the Bismarck made its run.
The Admiral of the British fleet said, "Turn those bows around.
We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut 'er down."

The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast.
The first shell hit the Bismarck; they knew she couldn't last.
That mighty German battleship is just a memory.
"Sink the Bismarck!" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas.

CHORUS #2: We found that German battleship for makin' such a fuss.
We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us.
We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around.
Yeah! we found that mighty Bismarck and we had to cut 'er down.

CHORUS #2 (Last line)
Yeah! we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut 'er down.