Hutchins (DD 476) - Naval Cruise Book

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TTLE SONGS OF THE U. S. S. HUTCHINS 'qLyrics Composed by the Members of the Crewj The Battle of Surigao Straits Oh we went steaming out through Leyte Just a little after dusk, The moon was shining bright It was a Filipino night. We met them at the entrance of the Surigao Straits, And that is where the Jap fleet met their fate, Now we were scared, we know darned well, But We had a job to do, so all you Yanks Back in the States this is how we won for you. Believe me, The Hutchins went steaming to launch her torpedoes Way down in Leyte gulf, We hit two cruisers and a Jap tin can. All we could hear was wham, Wham, Wham. And then we Sprayed them with hot lead and really let them have it, With our five-inch battery. Now the battle is over, the sun is shining over, The Battle of the Surigao Straits. Wewak The Hutchins and the Daly, the Beale was there too, The Ammen and Mullany, all fighting there for you. The crews were all trained and had seen action thru, The tiiptains had warned us that we might not come TU. But we went, Steaming into Wewak in the middle of the night, D Stearninlg into Wewak where the Japs were sleeping ig t. Oh. What' a thrill, it made us chill, Everytime a Salvo went another Jap was heaven bent, u And we went Steaming out of Wewak with a job well done, i Steaming out of Wewak mid'st the echo of their guns. D0n't forget us, give us cheer, Remember us, we're over here. So BUY another war bond for your Uncle Sam, Back our attacks with everything you can. :Show your colors, be true blue, Cause we're fighting over here for you. G0 get that War bond. Fighting here for you. Okinawa 1 Oh, there's a little place called Okinawa Oh, there's a little place called Okinawa And there was a little strife that almost cost my life. Yes, there's a little place called Okinawa. 2 Now the Bogies came in at Okinawa, Oh, the Bogies came in at Okinawa, Yes, the Japanese go mad, they hit every can we had. Yes, the Japanese got mad at Okinawa. 3 The Hutchins got hit at Okinawa, The Hutchins got hit at Okinawa, Yes, the Hutchins got hit and the crew near threw a fit, When the Hutchins got hit at Okinawa. 4 Now Leo starved the chiefs in Okinawa And Leo starved the crew in Okinawa, His spaghetti was mighty finc, it was cut from a heaving line, Oh, yes, Leo starved us all in Okinawa. Tin Can In Old Humboldt Bay It's onlv a tin can in old Humboldt Bay, Its decks are so rusted they're fading away, Just a tumble-down ship with a tumble-down crew. The Old Man's a killer, the First Louie too, I put in for a transfer-it never got thru. H The Old Man said, Sailor, it's tin cans for you. ' SO, I'm singing the blues for the rest of my cruise On a tin can in old Humboldt Bay.

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