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Royal Oak
Sailing the waves to protect liberty,
A view cast to evil far as the eye can see,
In a freezing climate, hopelessness all around,
The guns they were sound, and the Royal Oak went down,
The Royal Oak it went down, with all of our boys,
They’d long for their lovers, but they had no choice,
Worst nightmare for mothers, no more life, no voice,
Their lungs filled with water, as their souls filled with fear,
They’re just cannon fodder, and their homes nowhere near,
And so their fate is, at Scapa Flow they drown,
A whole generation, and the Royal Oak went down,
The Royal Oak it went down, with all of our boys,
They’d long for their lovers, but they had no choice,
Worst nightmare for mothers, no more life, no voice
A view cast to evil far as the eye can see,
In a freezing climate, hopelessness all around,
The guns they were sound, and the Royal Oak went down,
The Royal Oak it went down, with all of our boys,
They’d long for their lovers, but they had no choice,
Worst nightmare for mothers, no more life, no voice,
Their lungs filled with water, as their souls filled with fear,
They’re just cannon fodder, and their homes nowhere near,
And so their fate is, at Scapa Flow they drown,
A whole generation, and the Royal Oak went down,
The Royal Oak it went down, with all of our boys,
They’d long for their lovers, but they had no choice,
Worst nightmare for mothers, no more life, no voice
Published 28th Mar 2013
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