D5 A5 D5 In May of nineteen forty one, the war had just be- gun G5 D5 The Germans had the biggest ships that had the biggest guns D5 The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the seas D5 A5 D5 On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees D5 A5 D5 Out of the cold and foggy night came the British ship the Hood G5 D5 And every British seaman, he knew and understood D5 They had to sink the Bismarck, the terror of the seas D5 A5 D5 Stop those guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees Chorus D5 A5 D5 We'll find that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss D5 A5 D5 We gotta sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us G5 D5 Hit the deck a-runnin' boys and spin those guns around D5 A5 D5 When we find the Bismarck, we gotta cut 'er down D5 A5 D5 The Hood found the Bismarck and on that fatal day G5 D5 The Bismarck started firin' fifteen miles away D5 We gotta sink the Bismarck, was the battle sound D5 A5 D5 But when the smoke had cleared away, the mighty Hood went down D5 A5 D5 For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail G5 D5 Churchill told the people, put every ship a-sail D5 Cause somewhere on that ocean I know she's gotta be D5 A5 D5 We gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea D5 A5 D5 The fog was gone the seventh day an' they saw the mornin sun G5 D5 Ten hours away from homeland, the Bismarck made it's run D5 The Admiral of the British fleet said turns those bows around D5 A5 D5 We found that German battleship, and we're gonna cut 'er down D5 A5 D5 The British guns were aimed and the shells were coming fast G5 D5 The first shell hit the Bismarck, they knew she couldn't last D5 That mighty German battleship is just a memory D5 A5 D5 Sink the Bismarck was the battlecry, that shook the seven seas Chorus D5 A5 D5 We found that German battleship that's makin' such a fuss D5 A5 D5 We had to sink the Bismarck 'cause the world depends on us G5 D5 We hit the deck a-runnin' and we spun those guns around D5 A5 D5 Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and we had to cut 'er down D5 A5 D5 Yeah we found that mighty Bismarck and we then we cut 'er down