The Submariner's Song (Original)

[@cellistpilot1]

Great song Jeremy! I brought my cello aboard the USS Thomas Jefferson, SSBN 618 on a patrol in the late 1960's. The XO told me, "You're not bringing that onboard my submarine!". I said, "There's only one problem with that, sir, it's not your submarine. The CO told me I could stow it in his stateroom." I was an RM3 at the time and my fellow crew members didn't warm up to my cello until that famous day when I got together with a guitar player, such as yourself, on the mess decks and we played songs from a Beatles song book he had. At the end of playing "Yesterday" I had them. They liked the cello after that. I retired RM1(SS) in 1986.

[@11THEW0RD11]

+Duane Nevins great story, lots of respect im in A school at good ol sub school ill be stationed soon

[@cellistpilot1]

+JACK THESTALLION All the best to you in your submarine journeys. Some of the best guys I have ever met were my submarine shipmates.

[@jpacd1]

Retired HT1(SCW) in 2011. Love all this cool navy music.

[@cyberneticamoeba1908]

Hooyah

[@flhs81]

I was on the Jefferson in the early 70's. Brought my guitar with me on patrol, kept me sane.

[@teventrotter8310]

My uncle Chad Wheeler. Lost his life to suicide 10 months ago today. said he knew you man. Thank you for serving with my uncle.

[@jesterflight8593]

This young man is a million times better than all the junk on the radio, extraordinarily talented. Thank you, and your colleagues for your service to this country, God Speed son.

[@elliottryan13]

Why the fuck listen to the radio when there's stuff like this?

[@albertfrankel7286]

Submarines once, submarines twice! And I STILL hate fluorescent lights!!! SSN-680

[@OBSVFULC]

Albert Frankel haha!!

[@TheGochama]

Albert Frankel lol

[@rickgriffis7684]

SSN-706 here... Miss the comeradery.

[@code4830]

Any civies or non subs watching this. Its true. Subs are a one of a life time expirience. An eye opener. And a life changer. Its only fro the strong hearted

[@dekbruno8562]

Code 4 so true I couldn’t do it and I’m a bm

[@noahzuniga2079]

Damn straight brother, i am on shore duty now. Sometimes i find myself missing it. I am an A-Ganger

[@biggiecheese7897]

I fully agree I’m currently ashore on the HMAS Sheean and truer words have never been spoken

[@JamesRyan-q6h]

You will never set foot in a more unique environment, and you will serve with some fine folks.

[@coreyzellner8162]

Please release this on Spotify!!! Exactly how it is now, acoustic guitar and with the pause. Absolutely love it! Reminds me of my time on the Helena, good and bad.

[@russellnichols5746]

Topeka and San Francisco plus 4 others...

[@patrickkeevil1844]

I think I’ve watched this every few months since I found it. Super fun. Super true. “Prolly get racked out to sing this song” lol

[@aehrr4247]

It’s July 2022, I’m 19 and in BESS in Groton, CT. Aspiring ETV! Love this :)

[@KennyInSubic]

Where you at now? Retired CSC(SS)

[@aehrr4247]

@nSubic Hey! I don't even remember commenting when I did haha!! I've done a patrol, ETV3 with fish :) USS Nevada!

[@dpcdvrdve]

Cross-rate to Sonar… Other than that, you are about to become a Jack of all trades and meet the best people in your life. Put down the kid stuff, step up, study, qualify, become the best you can. Then, stand tall, stick that chest out and get that pin! YOU WILL NEVER EVER REGRET IT! It will not be easy. Choose a partner wisely, it’s a tough life. But anything easy ain’t worth doin anyhow! Hooyah brother, I’m excited for you. It’s an adventure! Go get it! And hey, number one lesson. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Just don’t make them twice. 🙏🤙🫡

[@theequalsgamer2074]

@@aehrr4247 gold or blue

[@johnnyw.9271]

There's nothing sweet about sub-life… But there's no brotherhood like it!!!! Submarines once, submarines twice… Awesome song bro. Boomer, fast attack, deep sub, we all live the same life.

[@n20v0x3]

I'm a submariner on the uss Tennessee and my rate is a gang and I absolutely love this song and will listen to this while underway

[@Glocktuah]

God speed lower level mafia Former Torpedomen checking in…… TM3 Vargas

[@austibromley3601]

Why aren't you in the bilge?

[@ZOMBIEDRAGON68]

well, aint that a conicidence. same bout as you, time frame matches, now its a matter of which crue

[@americodeochoa2183]

got my fish sept 16 2015 on Westpac, wasn't that long ago but I will never forget the experiences for the rest of my life. it's funny how I always said I can't wait to get out, but now all I wish for is to go out for another mission with my shipmates.

[@nicklausmitchell5393]

This song brings it all back. I was submarines for 6 years. And I do miss it. Thank you so much. This saved and will never be forgotten brother. Nick mitchell louisville kentucky.

[@Glocktuah]

SSN 724 Louisville checking in

[@nicklausmitchell5393]

737 gold Kentucky and 779 New Mexico plankowner

[@JeeperGary]

Here I am, drunk right after Christmas listening to this song on repeat.

[@jamesbassett2794]

HMS Vanguard UK lads loving this.

[@Logical19]

2 dislikes are surface guys

[@albertfrankel7286]

+Logical19 You mean Skimmer Pukes...Lol

[@Logical19]

yea, sorry lol

[@karengalindo7948]

Logical19 d

[@johnellis5503]

Skimmers

[@timothybailey3742]

Probably puddle pirates too!

[@austinwalter3530]

This is quite possibly the most accurate thing I’ve ever heard

[@mac1637]

Good voice, good tune, brought forth some good memories of some great bubbleheads. Thank you.

[@TheNavajo88]

I served on the USS Kentucky SSBN 7373(B) from 1990 to 1994. Miss the times I had on the boat especially the crew. Thank You for the song fellow silent service brother.

[@kaitlinmanske8745]

My Biological father, and my father were both submariners... I love this song and honey you have an amazing voice

[@blennerhassettrvparkbelpre9588]

I was fortunate to serve on-board the USS George Washington SSBN 598. 1973 -1975. First of 41. The 1st nuclear powered atomic missile carrying submarine. I worked on lots of equipment with a serial number like 0001 or xxx. LOL. Love the song. And yes, if you served on any submarine you have a special perspective about life, friendships, trust, and who you are.

[@blueheron5232]

SSBN-631 Ulysses S. Grant (Blue)... SSN-668 Spadefish... STS-2/SS... USN '76-'82 I'd let myself forget much of what that life was like. Your emotional honesty made it possible to revisit ten thousand feelings and reflect for a moment on the current trajectory of this life. Facing your feelings is something very healthy we do to stay well. Thanks for being real.

[@GeorgeCarlin40]

So near yet SONAR

[@thismightbetrey]

Whoever downvoted this has never been on a submarine

[@skeen1954]

As a mother to a Submariner who is now a Chief it's a tough job, I have high respect for what you guys have had to learn and the on going curve always having to study to keep up with what's always changing! You're talented, thanks for sharing....

[@stormklein994]

Love the song. Currently stationed in Bangor,WA on the Kentucky.

[@nicklausmitchell5393]

I drove the U.S.S. Kentucky in 2008. Gold crew. A-GANG. appreciate your service brother

[@budster625]

Go big blue!

[@zachjones6944]

Haha. USS Kumfukme.

[@SharynGensch]

Love this! My submariner hubby said, "That's pretty accurate." 👏🥰

[@xxxxmustang]

USS Buffalo 1998-2001 A-Gang. I damn near cried remembering those days! I miss and love my subsurface brothers!!!

[@bulletburrows250]

another buffalo sailor well was, booted for a stomach condition that left me dying in a rack for about a week i will never forget my brothers i love them like they were my own its strange to think that the "worst days of your life" is the ones you wanna go back to

[@robertmessineo7184]

my dad was a-gang on ssn 704

[@1337penguinman]

TM here. Did my time on a 688 out of Pearl Harbor.

[@deepsixx3558]

Dont step on the screw!

[@salaudinmuhammad5379]

I'm a Black guy into African type disco beats, R& B, Jazz, black folk Blues, and some country music made by my Causasian counterparts of the US. I'm from NY while immigrants have become main population with no real experience in American folk music. I love this. Its documentation of human existence via art. Like the work ya put in in the forces that protect nations during war. Reminds me of soft rock and country music radio stations in the small towns of yesterday. This made a 57 year old CITY-man's day.... You deserve ya own website bro. People will traffic you pages.... Peace.

[@FogottenOne]

Damn fine song young man! I would be happy to pay for a copy, keep up the good work.

[@shelbycoffey3742]

Jeremy, I shared this video on the US NAVY SUBMARINERS group on Facebook and we all love it. So much in there that nobody will ever know what you're talking about unless you've been there.

[@robscott8296]

Great song My uncle chief petty officer Henry O. Scott was submariner from ww2 to Vietnam. During ww2 he was on the USS Gudgeon SS-211 5th and 6th war patrol

[@cvx23231]

Talking about the PIM, I was a nuc on Skipjack in the 70s, fubar command, just fricking fubar. Forwards used to play a game driving the boat called the “360 Club” - goal is to see if you can slowly drive a circle and on the midwatch while some JO, green as hell has no idea what’s going on! Actually saw it done several times... this boat was in the yards in 75 , just out when I got there.. i literally arrive 1st day, push button E-5, no idea what’s going on and see these officers, all wearing scrambled eggs, comin across the brow, they’re announcing them off, I got no idea, WTF, so I ask the topside watch and he tells me Skipjack had the highest divorce rate of any command IN THE NAVY for 1975, these guys are just getting done with the CO. Totally fubar!! Went to the Med, We’re in La Mod, and the cook throws the XOs door overboard in 180 ft of water, then our diver lames up, refuses to dive, so they had to get the diver off the Kamehameha to dive.. and this is after the chief and JOs on duty searched the whole ship twice- what a show!! We kept telling them it went over, but no one believed us... same trip we’re at Naples, black water cesspool, and the super old hookers, I mean OLD lady’s, the camp-fire girls, chase YOU up and down the streets of Naples trying to get you to pick them up.. called em camp-fire girls cause they were old homeless hookers and they’d burn tires on the street corners to stay warm.. you’d be out lookin for a bar, see that black tire smoke in the air a few blocks ahead and just do a 180!! Got sidetracked there, what I was going to say was that trip, while in Naples, somehow, someone met somebody seriously senior in position at Beretta- yeah the gun maker Beretta!! , so he invited the crew for a special tour later that week- when the day comes I have duty, stuck watching the Rx (reactor) and these guy who went come back with just a SHITLOAD OF WEAPONS, all just excellent looking,shotguns, rifles, with these hand engraved hunting scenes, handguns, and they got them all at some huge huge discount cause this guy liked the us or our sub, some BS, but like dirt cheap on sailors pay.. so the captain has TMs pull a fish and they stuffthe torpedo tube to the hilt with all these weapons!! Did the rest of tour time in the Med without one tube.. and we come back to Groton, CO gets on the 1 MC and says to say NOTHING on our customs forms (Navy used to have US customs meet boats coming off deployment, fill out the forms same as civilians when you travel overseas. So the whole crew of the sub is in on us smugglin I’d guess a hundred plus firearms into the US! About 3 months later were at quarters and the COB says “if you have extra stuff in theTorpedo Room, today’s the day to take it off- so they did! Nothing ever happened either, nothing was said.. that was a small piece of my navy..

[@pkope6849]

Sammy , You took me back Man.. A lot of the same type of stories here. 594 Class oughta Groton... Two Med Runs , A Northern Run and many other 3 - 4 week ops.... Been out 33 yrs now...🇺🇸👍👍

[@KennyInSubic]

👍👍👍

[@paradiselosing]

Woah man how'd you get push button E5? DegreeM

[@cvx23231]

@@paradiselosing hi buds, I see it’s been four years since I wrote that!! tonight I’m in Kauai Hawaii and Princeville up on the North side, just starting a two week vacation, it is so awesome here!! Well, I got push button E-5 as I called it because I was nuclear trained and between the school and the time it took to go through the training pipeline, basically 2 years after you entered the Navy, you arrived at the fleet as an E-5. Were you on boats?

[@johnd.mccaughrean1172]

@cvx23231. Was on Skippy 84-88, EM2 nuke, 2 meds, northern run & UNITAS; Hated the "heater reset" on RCP & tap inductors on SSMGs. 1st CO was a mustang, GREAT SKIPPER!!!

[@QuiveryNut]

I heard this song sung at an open-mic night last night and I loved it. Glad I found it here

[@fasfan]

I got off active duty in 96. Retired in 2012. This was awesome. Great job.

[@fasfan]

ETV1 ( SQ ) SSN's 710 and 686

[@Quadshot818]

i just saw this video after watching it after my brother shared it, and it touches me even though im not on a sub. But him being gone months at a time without contact with my family is definitely hard. Hes been in the navy for a couple of years now, and it makes me pround that he went from nothing to everything by joining the navy.

[@kobel1564]

I work in a shipyard repairing electrical equipment after I got out and there is nothing better than going down on a freshly docked sub and smell that amine . It brings back so many bad and good memories

[@wheelergoalie00]

"I'll probably get racked out to sing this song"- Good luck ever sleeping again

[@sly_turtle1216]

i remember coming across this when i first got to my boat SSBN-731, I just now saw it again after i've been out for 2 years. brought back a wash of emotion.

[@clearingbaffles]

thanx for the tears & memories Gene Murphy 601 & 665

[@clearingbaffles]

was there any mention of being on the "dink list"

[@Subsquid-th1uh]

Outstanding!!! Amine, Diesel and on my first boat..... cigarettes. Late 70's early 80's they were allowed. Guess where I stood watch? AMR So thick sometimes couldn't see the gauges on the EOG! Sure as shit don't miss that. Forgot to mention that the wife wouldn't let me near until I took a non -submarine shower. MM1SS

[@454powderburn]

I was stationed on the USS Omaha and USS San Francisco, love this song.

[@RabidOtaku]

The Omaha? You mean the Oh My Ass Hurts Again? ;)

[@KennyInSubic]

I was on the SSN-711 1985-1987

[@sarahleroy465]

My husband has told me stories and said this is all true. I miss him being in when he was truly happy.

[@Prowler901]

Rock on, shipmate. USS DALLAS SSN-700 1993-96.

[@geoffreyhumberd4689]

You know this song makes me laugh but only because it hits home. Good job.

[@readmywritings]

Love it lol. My dad was a submariner and my son will be in April. I actually think you should LEAVE the pause. As a bassidt I learned what you don't play is sonetimes the most important. The pause gives everyone a second to process it all before it kicks in again.

[@abnatick]

Do you know the chords?

[@RuralSurvivalLLC]

Damn Son - you been there. I'm just an old 616 class boomer sailor, but most obviously nothing has changed... except we did (unofficially) have booze and beer and we had b ever even heard of email. Thank you for you for your service, young man (punching holes in the ocean),,,

[@z06king]

+Tim Spencer but we did have 28 word familygrams! And learned the meaning of the word "ennui" (terminal boredom) ETR2 SS, Reactor operator, 623Blue

[@RuralSurvivalLLC]

623(B) also - 1980-1983 - YB2(SS) on that boat

[@RuralSurvivalLLC]

Men YN2(SS) - Sorry, fingers don't wok well now

[@kevinrosing-clapp2881]

FTG1/SS '77-'87 SSBN's 624G, 630B, & 632G. Telling it like it was/is/will be!

[@boatsailor594dahammer2]

YUP, I'm Old school a well, I Remember the Movies going Upside down & Backwards !!! 32 years & after I've been out for OVER 20 I STILL MISS IT !!!

[@Riverstx1]

as the mother of a SR, thank you for the song!

[@KenNorian]

My son turned me on to this. Got to spend a couple days with him on his boat. If I could do it over again, that's what I'd do. So, now I live vicariously through those that do. And, BTW, aside from the topic, it's a great tune!

[@pelonehedd7631]

You have talent! I can here the influence of the Aussie I Was Only Nineteen and Whiskey Myers. I wonder how You could adapt songs like Down To Old Maui, Roll Em Up Roll Em Down and other’s to Modern Naval Service. Like Heave Away Old China Formosio beggining with Francisco Bound and We’er On Our Way , oh Heave Away, that Jimmy Driftwood Did.

[@Dirt2319]

Small world, ETN1 Burns is currently my instructor at NNPTC

[@adamjacobschmidt]

Love it! Thank you! You tell it like it is. Thank you for serving on board the boat. God bless.

[@erichill9837]

drinkin with hunt off the Maine, tony tunes off the alabama, and chris McKay off the Penn. never forgot the Times at softball

[@RabidOtaku]

From a retired TMC(SS) I gotta say I love it.

[@Glocktuah]

TMs had the best job on the boat -Tm3 vargas Guns, torpedoes, missiles ….nuff said

[@theiowegindiver989]

Yo can we get this man an album

[@Sir_Reaper]

FACT! ETR3 (SS) USS Jimmy Carter. This is the truest song about submarines.

[@thismightbetrey]

Travis A JIMMY CARTER sailors do not speak of JIMMY CARTER

[@iphoneawesome123]

shhhh

[@TheHoncho254]

still love this song 2006-2015

[@charletonzimmerman4205]

We surface Fleet Sailors, called them -"BUBBLE-HEADS". 🤣

[@simeon357]

And we submariner's call surface fleet targets.😉😁

[@lindaschneider1299]

Both my sons are Submariners and wouldn’t have it any other way!

[@quetzalatecca5133]

Damn, his voice is great as hell

[@jimfrozen521]

+1 myself just built them for 25 yrs amine, lol put into content for the time 3 to 6 months of deployment myself 6yrs of the smell ,,,God bless you and yours for the service!

[@blakebodenreider]

This is--without a doubt--the best thing ever.

[@BrianBrowne]

Great song. Always a favorite of mine

[@johnellis5503]

Sounds like you're snorting your diesels at the start! Nice song!

[@damiancook3409]

qualified on 31MAR21 on a CRE. reckon i probably won’t ever forget that day.

[@KennyInSubic]

I hear you.........

[@faspeake]

USS Lafayette SSBN 616. RM2(ss). Gold crew, Squadron 14.

[@fasfan]

I do be like that sometimes. Well done.

[@RoryMacL1]

Wake up Jeremy. Time to go on watch and play this song.

[@reman38]

Roderick MacLeod i

[@normanjonesjr7216]

Creative song! Thanks for sharing! (IC/ET1)

[@JamesRobert14]

mm2(weps)/ss 04-09 ssbn yet and ssbn 740. thank you for this song brother

[@Kickinpony66]

"30 days, no email"... I served before E-Mail... I got One Family-Gram in 4 years, while deployed on USS Jacksonville SSN-699.

[@238ED]

ALL AHEAD MISTER !!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[@torquezx9r]

pfffffft, I know what class of boat he is on.

[@MrWrongway2]

SSBN 643 - Gold....thanks - good song..

[@Mrvsr99]

Can't wait to go to sub school

[@frostysimon101]

SSN 771, Awesome song man!

[@robertmessineo7184]

what class

[@bourbonderben5362]

SSBN 743 (GOLD). Lol this is the best

[@tariktorgadon3245]

Holy shot this explains encampment with the civil air patrok

[@towedarray7217]

Good job. I liked it. A lot. You did a great job.

[@JamesRobert14]

dude you fucking rock. I'm in Portland. I see ya drinkin rained haha. from buffalo, but your submarine song hit me like a rock. tHank you!

[@Gundeck3r]

This is fucking fantastic

[@cacadevaca89]

haha thats my new anthem bro. missed your music.

[@brendenwilkinson2816]

I love it brother

[@baldybaldwin2825]

EN2SS, USS IREX 482, USS COBBLER 344, USSBN PATRICK HENRY 599, crossed the attic circle under the ice.

[@davehumphries3842]

great song bro. ssbn 727g, ssbn 731b, ssn 699. i was a cs1

[@gwokobama7862]

Birds fly West got the winter, that’s the part that got me cause I’m from Chicago by way of Memphis our birds fly south

[@louisdanes3662]

Great song thanks! USS TANG SS 563! A long time ago! DBF!!!

[@1004bross]

Great song!

[@greglee165]

Dude this is awesome, From an ANAV

[@dpcdvrdve]

Well done bubblehead!

[@cc-gg6cd]

God bless you brother.

[@joebaxter7354]

I ask my Navy family member about the Amem smell. He told me about it. Real!

[@nuke6702]

Amine

[@nukemachinistmate]

Love it bro! -Dyer

[@oscartheveteransubmariner7782]

I didn't hear about no milk and veggies after 4 days and then the eggs went bad after 30 days.

[@heymikenadam]

Hey mate great tune! Was having a few drinks with a bunch of fellow dolphin wearers yesterday for my birthday and come across this and loved it. So youve now spread into the australian submarine community lol, is there any chance of grabbing the chords off ya so next time us boys all get together we can all have a sing along to this great tune of yours. Cheers mate.

[@krazedkathooman]

E-Mail???? Damn. We had "family-grams". Not many of them. But we had a song back in nukeland about the drills burning us the frack out. I'm always amazed that there aren't more accidents due to sleep deprivation.

[@joshuastout2627]

Keep em' coming brother!

[@oscartheveteransubmariner7782]

Walker and his kid and brother told the Soviets where to find us. Surfaced north of the Shetland Islands with 3 Russian AGIs.

[@iMASiNGERdUh]

Love this!

[@adamjacobschmidt]

You remind me a little of Jocko Willink. This is a huge compliment. You should listen to him. I wish you had a channel. I'd be your first sub!! "sub" lol

[@wsb925]

MMN3(SS) Booker. USS Mississippi SSN 782 HOOYAH!

[@watchme62]

It is a good song so leave it as is please