THE SINKING OF THE REUBEN JAMES by Woody Guthrie.

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.

Wikipedia: The Sinking of the Reuben James     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sinking_of_the_Reuben_James

The Sinking of the Reuben James - Woody Guthrie     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICy5P1pKy5A

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USS Reuben James (DD-245) from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(DD-245)
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