Johnny Horton

Sink The Bismarck

Johnny Horton


Tom: D

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In May of 1941 the war had just begun
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The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns

The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea
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On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees

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Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood
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And every British seaman he knew and understood

They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the sea
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Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees

[Chorus]
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We'll find the German battleship that's making such a fuss
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We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us
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Yeah, hit the decks a running boys and spin those guns around
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When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down

[Verse 2]
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The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day
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The Bismarck started firing fifteen miles away

We gotta sink the Bismarck was the battle sound
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But when the smoke had cleared away the mighty Hood went down

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For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail
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Churchill told the people put every ship a-sail

Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be
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We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea

[Chorus]
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We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss
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We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us
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We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
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Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down

[Verse 3]
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The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the morning sun
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Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made its run
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The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around
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We found that German battleship and we're gonna cut her down

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The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast
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The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last

That mighty German battleship is just a memory
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Sink the Bismark was the battle cry that shook the seven seas

[Chorus]
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We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss
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We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us
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We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
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Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down

[Outro]
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We found that German battleship was makin' such a fuss
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We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us
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We hit the decks a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
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Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down
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Yeah, we found that mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down