The Sinking of the Reuben James

Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James
 Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame?
 She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free
 But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
 Tell me, what were their names, tell me, what were their names?
 Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
 What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
 Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
 It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
 That we watched for the U-boats and waited for the fight
 Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared
 And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
 Tell me, what were their names, tell me, what were their names?
 Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
 What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
 Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
 Now, tonight there are lights in our country so bright
 In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight
 And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main
 And remember the name of that good Reuben James
 Tell me, what were their names, tell me, what were their names?
 Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
 What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
 Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?