Tonart: E major•
Verse 1
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December the 7th,
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we heard about Pearl,
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we knew we'd be next on the list.
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One man of our Corps, 450 no more,
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all swore to the death to resist.
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Wake Island, Wake Island,
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Wake Island, Wake Island,
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it's not even marked on the maps.
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Akare's her name to honor and fame,
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And we stopped the advance of the Japs.
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Cut off from supplies with no hope of aid,
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We sighted the first Japanese.
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With thousands of troops
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and a task force of ships,
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They thought they would take
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Wake Island, Wake Island,
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Wake Island, Wake Island,
It's not even marked on
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Macquarie's their name,
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to honor and fame
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We stopped the advance of the Japs
They sent in their subs,
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their ships and their planes
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we laughed at their threats
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We're only beginning to fight
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Wake Is land, Wake Island, Wake Island
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It's not even marked on the maps
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The Corps raised her name
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to honor and fame,
We've stopped the ad
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vance of the Japs.
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Our 450 cost 6 ,000 Japs,
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Our fighters downed 28 planes.
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and one submarine,
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Six others got shelled for their pains.
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Wake Island, Wake Island, Wake Island,
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It's not even marked on the maps.
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The Corps is her name, to honor and fame,
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We stop the advance of the Japs.
Our plan was to fight
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to the very last man,
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But Devereaux gave this command,
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There's a thousand civilians
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I can't sacrifice,
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We'll have to surrender our band.
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Wake Island, Wake Island,
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It's not even marked on the maps.
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A call raised her name to
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honor and fame,
When we stopped the ad
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vance of the Japs.
Yes, we laid on our arms
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on the 23rd day,
The Japs cheered the news of defeat.
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But they could not believe
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Japanese fleet.
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Wake Is land, Wake Island, Wake Island,
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It's not even marked on the maps.
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A chorus her name to honor and fame
Outro 1
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