Written by: Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton
#3 Mar '60 Hot 100
#6 Mar '60 Country

In May of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun
The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns
The Bismark was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas
On her deck were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees

Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood
And evry British seaman, he knew and understood
They had to sink the Bismark, the terror of the sea
Stop those guns as big as steers and those shells as big as trees

Well find that German battleship thats makin such a fuss
We gotta sink the Bismark cause the world depends on us
Hit the decks a-runnin boys and spin those guns around
When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down

The Hood found the Bismark and on that fatal day
The Bismark started firin fifteen miles away
We gotta sink the Bismark 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
Churchill told the people Put evry ship a-sail
Cause somewhere on that ocean I know shes gotta be
We gotta sink the Bismark to the bottom of the sea

Well find that German battleship thats makin such a fuss
We gotta sink the Bismark cause the world depends on us
Hit the decks a-runnin boys and spin those guns around
When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down

The fog was gone the seventh day and they saw the mornin sun
Ten hours away from homeland the Bismark made its run
The admiral of the British fleet said Turn those bows around
We found that German battleship and were gonna cut her down

The British guns were aimed and the shells were comin fast
The first shell hit the Bismark, they knew she couldnt last
That mighty German battleship is just a memory
Sink the Bismark was the battle cry that shook the seven seas

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

We found that German battleship was makin such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismark cause the world depends on us
We hit the deck a-runnin and we spun those guns around
We found the mighty Bismark and then we cut her down

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