Biography:
The Kingston Trio is an American folk group that helped launch the folk revival of the 1960s and continued to thrive despite the emergence of rock and roll.
The Kingston Trio was formed in 1957 in the Palo Alto, California area by original lineup of Dave Guard (1934–1991), Bob Shane (1934–2020), and Nick Reynolds (1933–2008), who were just out of college. Greatly influenced by The Weavers, the calypso sounds of Harry Belafonte, and other semi-popular folk artists such as the Gateway Singers and the Tarriers
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- Tom Dooley
- A Worried Man
- Across The Wide Missouri
- Adios Farewell
- Ah Woe Ah Me
- Ali Ali Oxen Free
- All My Sorrows
- All Through The Night
- Alle Oxen Free
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Anne Boleyn
- Bad Mans Blunder
- Ballad Of The Quiet Fighter
- Ballad Of The Thresher
- Banua
- Big Ball In Town
- Billy Goat Hill
- Bimini
- Blackleg Miner
- Blow The Candle Out
- Blow Ye Winds
- Blowin In The Wind
- Blue Eyed Gal
- Bonny Hielan Laddie
- Born At The Right Time
- Bottle Of Wine
- Buddy Better Get On Down The Line
- Catch The Wind
- Children Of The Morning
- Chilly Winds
- Coast Of California
- Colorado Trail
- Coming From The Mountains
- Coplas
- Coventry Carol
- Darcy Farrow
- Darlin Corey
- Desert Pete
- Dogies Lament
- Dont Cry Katie
- Dont You Weep Mary
- Early In The Morning
- Eddiestone Light
- El Matador
- En El Agua
- Everglades
- Farewell Adelita
- Forever And A Day
- Friendly Beasts
- Genny Glenn
- Getaway John
- Glorious Kingdom
- Go Tell Roger
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Goober Peas
- Good King Wenceslas
- Good News
- Greenback Dollar
- Hangman
- Hard Aint It Hard
- Hard Travelin
- Haul Away
- Here We Come Acaroling
- Homeward Bound
- If I Had A Ship
- If I Were Free
- It Takes A Worried Man
- It Was A Very Good Year
- Jackson
- Jamaica Farewell
- Jane Jane Jane
- January Summer
- Jasmine
- Jesse James
- Lei Pakalana
- Lemon Tree
- Little Maggie
- Little Play Soldiers
- Long Black Rifle
- Long Black Veil
- Love Comes A Trickling Down
- Mark Twain
- Marys Boy Child
- May The Light Of Love
- Molly Dee
- Mta
- Much Better View Of The Moon
- My Ramblin Boy
- New York Girls
- Oh Joe Hannah
- Oh Miss Mary
- Oh Yes Oh
- Oleanna
- One More Round
- One More Town
- Poor Ellen Smith
- Poverty Hill
- Raspberries Strawberries
- Razors In The Air
- Real Old Style
- Reason To Believe
- Reuben James
- Rider
- River
- River Run Down
- Road Song
- Road To Freedom
- Rollin Stone
- Round About The Mountain
- Run Joe
- Run Molly Run
- Run The Ridges
- Running Out Of Tomorrows
- Sail Away
- San Miguel
- Santy Anno
- Saro Jane
- Scotch And Soda
- Seasons In The Sun
- Silent Night
- Sing Out
- Sloop John B
- Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me
- Somerset Gloucestershire Wassail
- South Wind
- Take Her Out Of Pity
- That Song About The River
- The Ballad Of The Shape Of Things
- The Escape Of Old John Webb
- The First Time
- The M T A Song
- The Merry Little Munuet
- The Mountains Omourne
- The New Frontier
- The Other Side Of This Life
- The Reverend Mr Black
- The Seine
- The Summers Long
- The Tattooed Lady
- The Unfortunate Miss Bailey
- The Wanderer
- The White Snows Of Winter
- The Wines Of Madeira
- This Land Is Your Land
- Those Brown Eyes
- Those Who Are Wise
- Three Jolly Coachmen
- Tijuana Jail
- To Be Redeemed
- To Morrow
- To Try For The Sun
- Try To Remermber
- Two
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Weeping Willow
- When I Was Young
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone
- Whistling Gypsy
- Whos Gonna Hold Her Hand
- With You My Johnny
- Yellow Bird
- You Dont Knock
- Youre Gonna Miss Me
- Zombie Jamboree
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Have you heard of the ship called the good Reuben James?
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Run by hard fighting men both of honour and of fame
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She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free
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But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
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One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves
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When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved
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'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four
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From the dark icy water of that cold Iceland shore
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It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
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Many years have passed since those brave men are gone
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Many years have passed and still I wonder why
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The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
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Have you heard of the ship called the good Reuben James?
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Run by hard fighting men both of honour and of fame
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She flew the stars and stripes of the land of the free
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But tonight she's in her grave at the bottom of the sea
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One hundred men went down to their dark and watery graves
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When that good ship went down, only forty-four were saved
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'Twas the last day of October, they saved forty-four
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From the dark icy water of that cold Iceland shore
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Oh, tell me, what were their names?
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It was there in the dark of that cold and watery night
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They watched for the U-boats and they waited for a fight
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Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion's roar
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They lay the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
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Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
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Many years have passed since those brave men are gone
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Those cold, icy waters, they're still and they're calm
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Many years have passed and still I wonder why
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The worst of men must fight and the best of men must die
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