The Mighty Bismark

[Spoken Intro] Come gather ’round, boys. I’ve got a tale to tell. It’s about a mighty battleship That sailed the ocean swell. She was big, she was fast, And her guns could shake the sea. Her name was Bismarck. And this is her story.
[Verse 1] Down in Hamburg harbor, They built her big and strong. A mountain made of German steel, With mighty guns along. They christened her the Bismarck, And sent her out to sea. With Prinz Eugen by her side, Two warships riding free.
[Chorus] Bismarck! Bismarck! Hear her cannons roar! Bismarck! Bismarck! Hear that thunder roll! She came charging through the water, With the waves beneath her bow. Bismarck! Bismarck! She’s a legend now!
[Verse 2] Out in Denmark Strait, boys, The lookouts gave a cry. Hood and Prince of Wales ahead, Black against the sky. The Bismarck turned her guns around. Then the big guns opened fire. BOOM! — BOOM! — BOOM! And Hood went down that day.
[Chorus] Bismarck! Bismarck! Hear her cannons roar! Bismarck! Bismarck! Hear that thunder roll! She came charging through the water, With the waves beneath her bow. Bismarck! Bismarck! She’s a legend now!
[Verse 3] But Bismarck took a beating. Her fuel was running low. She turned toward the French coast, Through the cold Atlantic flow. Then Swordfish came a-flying, Low across the night. A torpedo struck her rudders, And left her dead in the water.
[Verse 4] Now she couldn’t steer away. She couldn’t change her course. The British fleet was closing fast, With overwhelming force. King George the Fifth and Rodney Came pounding through the foam. The guns began to thunder. And Bismarck stood alone.
[Final Battle] BOOM! — BOOM! — BOOM! Her mighty guns replied. BOOM! — BOOM! — BOOM! The sea shook far and wide. The smoke rose high above her. The sky was black with fire. She fought with every gun she had, Till her guns fell silent.
[Bridge] Remember all the sailors Who were far away from home. Beneath that steel and armor Were men who’d sail no more. They fought beneath their colors. They stood their ground that day. The ship went down beneath the waves, But their story sailed away.
[Final Chorus] Bismarck! Bismarck! Hear her cannons roar! Bismarck! Bismarck! Hear that thunder roll! She came charging through the water, With the waves beneath her bow. Bismarck! Bismarck! Her story still lives on!
[Outro] Ships may sink beneath the waves. And years may roll away. But sailors’ tales like Bismarck’s Still live from day to day.
[Spoken Outro] Bismarck... Gone beneath the ocean, boys... But the story sails on.