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Wake Island - Oscar Brand

Written by：Oscar Brand

December the seventh we heard about pearl

We knew we'd be next on the list

The men of our corps four fifty no more

All swore to the death to resist

Wake island wake island

Wake island wake island

It's not even marked on the map

Our corps raised her name into honor and fame

When they stopped the advance of the Japs

Cut off from supplies with no hope of aid

We sighted the first Japanese

With thousands of troops and a task force of ships

They thought they could take us with ease

Wake island wake island

Wake island wake island

It's not even marked on the map

Our corps raised her name into honor and fame

When they stopped the advance of the Japs

They sent in their subs their ships and their planes

They shelled us by day and by night

Surrender they said we laughed at their threats

We're only beginning to fight

Wake island wake island

Wake island wake island

It's not even marked on the map

Our corps raised her name into honor and fame

When they stopped the advance of the Japs

Our four hundred fifty cost six thousand Japs

Our fighters downed twenty eight planes

We sank two destroyers and one submarine

Six others got shelled for their pains

Wake island wake island

Wake island wake island

It's not even marked on the map

Our corps raised her name into honor and fame

When they stopped the advance of the Japs

Our plan was to fight to the very last man

But Deveraux gave this command

There's a thousand civilians I can't sacrifice

We'll have to surrender our band

Wake island wake island

Wake island wake island

It's not even marked on the map

Our corps raised her name into honor and fame

When they stopped the advance of the Japs

As we lay down our arms on the twenty third day

The japs cheered the news of defeat

But they could not believe

A few crummy marines

Had stopped the whole Japanese fleet

Wake island wake island

Wake island wake island

It's not even marked on the map

Our corps raised her name into honor and fame

When they stopped the advance of the Japs