Sink The Bismark Written by Johnny Horton and Tilman Franks
In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun
The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns
The Bismark was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea
On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees
Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship The Hood
And ever' British seaman he knew and understood
They had to sink the Bismark the terror of the sea
Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees
1st CHORUS:
We'll find that German battleship that's mak'in' such a fuss
We gotta sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us
Hit the deck a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around
When we find the Bismark we gotta cut 'er down
The Hood found the Bismark, and on that fatal day
The Bismark started firin' fifteen miles away
We gotta sink the Bismark was the battle sound
But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down
For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail
Churchill told people put ever' ship a-sail
'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be
We gotta sink the Bismark to the bottom of the sea
(REPEAT 1st CHORUS)
The fog was gone the Sabbath day and they saw the mornin' sun
Ten hours away from homeland the Bismark made it's run
The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around
We found that German Battleship and we gonna cut 'er down
The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast
The first shell hit the Bismark they knew she couldn't last
That mighty German battleship is just a memory
Sink the Bismark was the battle cry that shook the seven seas
2nd CHORUS:
We found that German battleship a-mak'in' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismark 'cause the world depends on us
We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
Yeah! we found that mighty Bismark and we had to cut 'er down
REPEAT 2nd CHORUS*
*Change "...and we had to..." to "...and then we..."