Sink the Bismarck

Horton Johnny Sink the Bismarck #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# D A D In May of nineteen forty one, the war had just be- gun G D The Germans had the biggest ships that had the biggest guns D The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas D A D On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees D A D Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood G D And every British seaman, he knew and understood [D} They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the seas D A D Stop those guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees Chorus D A D We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss D A D We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us G D Hit the deck a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around D A D When we find the Bismarck, we gotta cut 'er down D A D The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day G D The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away D We gotta sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound D A D But when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty Hood went down D A D For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail G D Churchill told the people, put every ship a-sail D Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be D A D We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea D A D The fog was gone the seventh day an' they saw the mornin sun G D Ten hours away from homeland, the Bismarck made it's run D The Admiral of the British fleet said turns those bows around D A D We found that German battleship, and we're gonna cut 'er down D A D The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast G D The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last D That mighty German battleship is just a memory D A D Sink the Bismarck was the battlecry, that shook the seven seas Chorus D A D We found that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss D A D We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us G D We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around D A D Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and we had to cut 'er down D A D Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and we then we cut 'er down