Sink The Bismark Lyrics

Johnny Horton

Sink the Bismark





In May of nineteen forty one the war had just begun

The Germans had the biggest ships that had the biggest guns

The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas



On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees.





Out of the cold and fog-gy night came the British ship The Hood

And ever' British seaman he knew and understood

They had to sink the Bismarck the terror of the seas

Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees.



CHORUS #1



We'll find that German battleship that's mak'in' such a fuss

We got-ta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us

Hit the deck arunnin' boys and spin those guns around

When we find the Bismarck we gotta cut 'er down.





The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day

The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away

We gotta sink the Bismarck 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

Church-hill told people put ever' ship asail

'Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be

We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea.



CHORUS #1



The fog was gone the seventh day an' they saw the mornin' sun

Ten hours away from homeland the Bismarck made it's run

The Admiral of the British fleet said turn those bows around

We found that German Battle-ship and we gonna cut 'er down.



The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin' fast

The first shell hit the Bismarck they knew she couldn't last

That mighty German battleship is just a memory

Sink the Bismarck was the battle cry that shook the seven seas.



CHORUS #2

We found that German battleship for makin' such a fuss

We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us

We hit the deck arunnin' and we spun those guns around

Yea! we found that mighty Bis-marck and we had to cut 'er down.



Yea! we found that mighty Bis-marck and then we cut 'er down.