| What were their names, tell me what were their names
| Як їх звали, скажіть мені, як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс
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| What were their names, tell me what were their names
| Як їх звали, скажіть мені, як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс?
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| Have you heard of a ship they called that good Reuben James
| Ви чули про корабель, який вони назвали тим добрим Рубеном Джеймсом
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| Stand by, hard figting men fought for honor and fame
| Стежте за честь і славу
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| She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free
| Вона літала зірками й смугами землі вільних
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| But tonight she’s on her grave at the bottom of the sea.
| Але сьогодні вночі вона на своїй могилі на дні моря.
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| (Now tell me) what were their names, tell me what were their names
| (А тепер скажіть мені) як їх звали, скажіть мені як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс
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| What were their names, tell me what were their names
| Як їх звали, скажіть мені, як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс?
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| It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
| Воно було там у темряві тієї непевної ночі
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| That we waited for your holds and waited for that fight
| Що ми чекали ваших захватів і чекали цього бою
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| Then a whine and a rock and the great explosion roared
| Потім пролунав ридання, камінь і великий вибух
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| And they laid Good Reuben James on that cold ocean floor.
| І вони поклали Доброго Рувима Джеймса на це холодне дно океану.
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| (Now tell me) what were their names, tell me what were their names
| (А тепер скажіть мені) як їх звали, скажіть мені як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс
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| What were their names, tell me what were their names
| Як їх звали, скажіть мені, як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс?
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| --- Інструментальний ---
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| Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright
| Сьогодні ввечері в нашій країні такі яскраві вогні
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| On the farms and the cities they’re tellin' of that fight
| На фермах і містах розповідають про цю боротьбу
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| And now our mighty battle ship will sail the Bangor Maine
| І тепер наш могутній бойовий корабель попливе Бангор-Мейн
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| And remember the name of that Good Reauben James.
| І пам’ятайте ім’я того Доброго Рубена Джеймса.
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| (Now tell me) what were their names, tell me what were their names
| (А тепер скажіть мені) як їх звали, скажіть мені як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс
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| What were their names, tell me what were their names
| Як їх звали, скажіть мені, як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James?
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс?
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| (Now tell me) what were their names, tell me what were their names
| (А тепер скажіть мені) як їх звали, скажіть мені як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James
| Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс
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| What were their names, tell me what were their names
| Як їх звали, скажіть мені, як їх звали
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| Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James… | Чи був у вас друг на Добрий Рубен Джеймс… |