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Have you heard of a ship called that good Reuben James

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Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame

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She flew the Stars and Stripes for this land of the free

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

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Tell me what were their names tell me what were their names

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Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James 

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What were their names tell me what were their names

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Did you have a friend on that good Reuben James