| Have you heard of the ship called The Good Reuben James?
| Hai mai sentito parlare della nave chiamata The Good Reuben James?
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| Run by hard fighting men both of honor and of fame
| Gestito da uomini che combattono duramente sia d'onore che di fama
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| She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free
| Ha volato a stelle e strisce della terra dei liberi
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| But tonight she’s in her grave at the bottom of the sea
| Ma stasera è nella sua tomba in fondo al mare
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
| Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on?
| Avevi un amico?
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| One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves
| Cento uomini scesero nelle loro tombe buie e acquose
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| When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved
| Quando quella buona nave affondò, ne furono salvate solo quarantaquattro
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| 'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four from the dark
| "Era l'ultimo giorno di ottobre, ne salvarono quarantaquattro dal buio
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| Icy water of that cold Iceland shore
| Acqua gelida di quella fredda costa islandese
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
| Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
| Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?
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| They watched for the U-boats and they waited for a fight
| Hanno osservato gli U-Boot e hanno aspettato un combattimento
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| Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion’s roar
| Poi un lamento e un sasso e il ruggito di una grande esplosione
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| They lay the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
| Posarono il Reuben James su quel freddo fondale oceanico
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
| Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
| Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?
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| Many years have passed since those brave men are gone
| Sono passati molti anni da quando quegli uomini coraggiosi se ne sono andati
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| Those cold, icy waters, they’re still and they’re calm
| Quelle acque fredde e gelide, sono ferme e sono calme
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| Many years have passed and still I wonder
| Sono passati molti anni e ancora mi chiedo
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| Why the worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
| Perché il peggiore degli uomini deve combattere e il migliore degli uomini deve morire
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James?
| Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James?
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| Oh, tell me, what were their names
| Oh, dimmi, come si chiamavano
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| Tell me, what were their names?
| Dimmi, come si chiamavano?
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| Did you have a friend on The Good Reuben James? | Avevi un amico su The Good Reuben James? |