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In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun
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The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns
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The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas
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On her deck 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 ev'ry British seaman, he knew and understood
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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
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We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss
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We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us
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Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around
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When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down
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The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day
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The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away
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"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 ev'ry ship a-sail
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'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"
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We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss
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We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world depends on us
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Hit the decks a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around
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When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut her down
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The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the mornin' 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 comin' fast
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The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last
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That mighty German battleship is just a memory
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"Sink the Bismarck" was the battle cry that shook the seven seas
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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 deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
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Yeah, we found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down
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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 deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around
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We found the mighty Bismarck and then we cut her down
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Sink The Bismarck
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| Johnny Horton |
