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Someone told me since, the three vessel mentioned in the song have been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I imagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore... Chorus
The CGlíona, the Meabh and the MDucha The pGride of the Irish nCavy When Gthe Captain he blows on his whisDtle All the sailors go home for their tGea
WhileG the army is off in the KoDngo In CyGprus or some foreign paCrts Our nGavy is strained to the liDmits Deploying its nautical aGcts One dGay from the Russian invDader DefenGding our very odd fCish We foGund it was just the red herDring From the signals we got from the cGis'
Chorus Each year they go on manoeuvres To prepare for defence they are keen Sometimes it's the Lakes of Killarney More often the pond in the Green The canal it could be of assistance In defending our own holy ground But due to proposed legislation We'll have to sail all the way round Chorus We are a seafaring nation Defence of our land is a right We'd fight like the devil all morning Provided we're home by the night Chorus