Johnny Horton - Sink the Bismarck with lyrics

[Saphero98]

time for a new top comment....

[super66oliverrowcrop]

<3



[seshiedawn]

help me on homework

[Randomnezz667]

the other day this was played in History class, our teacher warned us that it would get stuck in our minds.....she was right,....

[royboy409]

The bismarck NOT a nazi warmachine! But a mighty glorious battleship ^^

[alistairh001]

my history teacher played this in history before the xmas holidays

[789erty]

love it 

[tehsoot]

Inaccurate but amazing none the less. How the Bismark sank is still up for debate. <3 Johnny Horton though. He had to make up to the Brits for Tha Battle of New Orleans with this song hee hee.

[hughb65]

Let's give a big ol' navy salute to the gallant crews of the Hood and the Bismarck! No hagglling over dates and who was involved with what and on what date. These are seamen who went to sea and never returned home, they died in the service of their countries. And thanks to Johnny Horton to paying homage to them with this great song.

[batleamster23]

:P

[ShipWreckAndHaloFan]

0 dislikes.

FUCK YEA

[DeltaDruid360]

I love listening to Johnny Horton and I'm seventeen X3 That just goes to show that there are still kids my age who still appreciate the classics of country music like George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, etc and some of the newer singers within the last thirty years like George Strait, Alan Jackson, Alabama, etc before it became more rap, pop and that kinda thing =/

[ilovepoopooalot]

i am german and i love this song

[gohancho]

GENIAL

[inogi339]

Man, I just love all good songs!

[3MusketeersMovies]

Guns as big as steers,and shells as big as trees!



[phanaticusfreestylus]

Sailors of the Bismarck and HMS Hood- R.I.P.

[barrhavener]

It was a torpedo that disable the Bismarck and that was not mentioned in the song.

[lawman977]

@barrhavener so wat

[PsychodadSWE]

haha i love when he says "spin those guns around" :D

[holmsatlarge]

I love this song! I remem ber it on the radio when I was a kid. My friends and I made up a dance to it! Johnny Horton was great!!

[echokilo100]

this is a great piece of history

[GojuSenseiMike]

the only problem with this song is that in 1941 the war had not just begun it had been going on for three years while the states sat back and stayed out of it because ?? they where scared ???

[partytor11]

@GojuSenseiMike yeah but you know it is a song...

[TwystofFayte]

@GojuSenseiMike Not so. You see, America was still an isolationist country at that time. The memory of the first World War was still fresh in America's mind, and we wanted to avoid another one, thank you. Plus, there was a little thing called the "Great Depression" going on. We were more focused on making sure people had jobs and food than fighting a war at that point. Of course, that changed on 12/7/1941, what with Pearl harbor.

[thinkersrock69]

@GojuSenseiMike It says MAY of 1941, and the US wasn't in unitl December. This song actually is about the war before the involvement of the US. But you are correct that the war had in fact not "just begun".

[Pavielpetrovich]

@thinkersrock69 Even by British standards, it's weird to consider May 1941 as "just begun," considering that German/British hostilities escalated in 1940 (prompting the U.S. to pass the Lend-Lease Act in January 1941 to supply Britain with military equipment).

[hunterman966]

@Pavielpetrovich oh grow up



[carrsart]

unreal song thank you ... my music taste cover a wide scale but is pure gold

[powerdriller10]

It sounds very awkward to listen a heroic british tale told by an american cowboy song, texas accented and of irish ancient origen.

[USABonez]

@powerdriller10 Well personally I like it, the British were a huge part in both world wars and I like hearing about the things that happened from there end of it, I actually wish there was more of WW2 history BEFORE pearl harbor at highschool but sadly Americans only seem to care about Americans so oh well.

[Ethan961000]

Gr8 song of ww2 a torpedo struck her rudder then the brittish fleet pounded the shit out of her then her crew scucttled

[cowboy3990]

When and how did johny horton die?

[yankeessuckass1]

@cowboy3990 he died on 11/5/1960 in a car crash

[Lordoffail]

So many historical inaccuracies, yet a snappy tune. :)

[tostedcheeseman]

@Lordoffail true, but then I don't think they had all the details ironed out.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

One interesting point about the battle with the Bismarck was that slow, obsolete Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers struck the worst blows agains the battleship with torpedos. If not for a quirk of fate in which the Bismarck's rudder was jammed, she might have escaped.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

I'm surprised.....I've listened to many good German marches from the Mini Eagle or miniadler. Just keep 'em coming, miniadler.

[liberatordude1988]

Good to rally men for an airsoft war on a lake with rental boats XD Would be hilarious

[liberatordude1988]

Greatest sea battle of all time.

[taulbeeno7]

my grandfather died on the bismark i think that they should have not made a song about it cause 2.100 brave sailors never came back

[tostedcheeseman]

@taulbeeno7 I lost two great uncles during the battle of Guadalcanal One was Navy USS Chevalier

the other was Army Air Corps. However I believe it is good to make these songs. It allows people that didn't have family involved to hear about it.

[bo31red38]

Nice song

[Wewilldestroyyou12]

Whats Wierd Is The Lyric "Guns As Big As Steers And Shells As Big As Trees" i mean the guns were as big as trees ause trees are bigger than steers this guy got it mixed up but its still awesome

[bo31red38]

@Wewilldestroyyou12 You're Young Aren't you? Spend some time at sea ok? Then see what you say ok?

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Great song.

Johnny Horton rocks on.

George Vreeland Hill

[SteveUllom]

Great song though very historically inaccurate. it was a lucky torpedo which struck Bizmarks rudder. the rudder got stuck so the Bizmark could only go in circles. The brits could not sink her though they tried for hours. eventually every gun on the Bizmark was destroyed and her crew scuttled her.

[mdc2296]

@SteveUllom oh dont ruin this video with your crap.

[MrNascar1111]

eat this lady gaga

[devitouch]

@MrNascar1111 PERFECT comment!

[JIMMYAD46]

BRINGS BACK THE GREAT PATRIOTISM THIS COUNTRY HAD DURIN WW2

[DRAGON244818]

my fav country singer

[EagleHazLanded]

Nice Voice

[Duty281Returns]

Great tune

[Neilfrozn]

We used to sing this song in camp when I was a kid. Man, what memories it brings back to hear it.

[jojodancer72454]

me and my older bro love this song cuz we love to hear bout the wars...

[ghostguy43]

I like the Blues Brothers version slightly better

[greasemonkey368]

We used to throw limbs in the water and throw rocks at them and sing this song.

[Kar96Krazed]

i loved johnny hortons songs and still do to this day

[enzogta]

xD dios hermoso!