The Kingston Trio - Ballad of the thresher

Oh, the Thresher, the ^Ffinest a^Ctomic ^Amship That ever dived for the ^Gsea ^C Each man on board^Bm was a volun^Emteer Was ^Fthere 'cause he ^Emchose there to ^Dbe

Every ^Fman-jack on board was a ^Chero Every ^Fman-jack on board there was ^Cbrave Every ^Fman-jack on ^Emboard was a ^Dmhero Each ^Fman risked a ^Emwatery ^Dgrave ^Dm

Oh, their wives and their ^Fsweethearts ^Ccame down to ^Amport Their last fond goodbyes there to ^Gsay ^C Each tried her best to be ^Bmtearless and ^Embrave ^F They promised to ^Emmeet there some ^Dday

Every ^Fman-jack on board was a ^Chero Every ^Fman-jack on board there was ^Cbrave Every ^Fman-jack on ^Emboard was a ^Dmhero Each ^Fman risked a ^Emwatery ^Dgrave ^Dm

Then "Dive" said the ^FCaptain, and ^Cwe held our ^Ambreath A sound like she'd broken in ^Gtwo ^C That was the last we ^Bmever heard of ^Emher ^F Last word we ^Emhad of her ^Dcrew

Every ^Fman-jack on board was a ^Chero Every ^Fman-jack on board there was ^Cbrave Every ^Fman-jack on ^Emboard was a ^Dmhero Each ^Fman risked a ^Emwatery ^Dgrave ^Dm

Oh, the Thresher, yes, ^Fnow her re^Cactor is ^Amstill But very good company she ^Gkeeps ^C Men from the Lexington, ^BmHornet, and the ^EmWasp ^F Are down there ^Emwith her in the ^Ddeep

Every ^Fman-jack on board was a ^Chero Every ^Fman-jack on board there was ^Cbrave Every ^Fman-jack on ^Emboard was a ^Dmhero Each ^Fman risked a ^Emwatery ^Dgrave ^Dm