Wake Island-Oscar Brand

[ti:Wake Island] [ar:Oscar Brand] [al:Tell It To The Marines] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.30]Wake Island - Oscar Brand [00:01.01]Written by：Oscar Brand [00:02.26] [00:06.99]December the seventh we heard about pearl [00:10.44] [00:11.01]We knew we'd be next on the list [00:13.32] [00:14.48]The men of our corps four fifty no more [00:17.92]All swore to the death to resist [00:20.29] [00:21.38]Wake island wake island [00:23.30]Wake island wake island [00:24.92]It's not even marked on the map [00:27.51] [00:28.58]Our corps raised her name into honor and fame [00:32.26]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [00:34.70] [00:35.84]Cut off from supplies with no hope of aid [00:39.26]We sighted the first Japanese [00:41.47] [00:42.49]With thousands of troops and a task force of ships [00:46.31]They thought they could take us with ease [00:48.69] [00:49.81]Wake island wake island [00:51.58]Wake island wake island [00:53.29]It's not even marked on the map [00:55.80] [00:56.92]Our corps raised her name into honor and fame [01:00.53]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [01:03.21] [01:04.05]They sent in their subs their ships and their planes [01:07.09] [01:07.60]They shelled us by day and by night [01:10.01] [01:11.17]Surrender they said we laughed at their threats [01:14.78]We're only beginning to fight [01:16.96] [01:18.14]Wake island wake island [01:19.99]Wake island wake island [01:21.82]It's not even marked on the map [01:24.27] [01:25.30]Our corps raised her name into honor and fame [01:28.94]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [01:31.31] [01:32.41]Our four hundred fifty cost six thousand Japs [01:36.07]Our fighters downed twenty eight planes [01:38.51] [01:39.48]We sank two destroyers and one submarine [01:42.46] [01:43.01]Six others got shelled for their pains [01:45.59] [01:46.57]Wake island wake island [01:48.38]Wake island wake island [01:50.10]It's not even marked on the map [01:52.65] [01:53.72]Our corps raised her name into honor and fame [01:57.38]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [01:59.86] [02:01.06]Our plan was to fight to the very last man [02:04.47]But Deveraux gave this command [02:06.99] [02:08.03]There's a thousand civilians I can't sacrifice [02:11.64]We'll have to surrender our band [02:14.07] [02:15.09]Wake island wake island [02:16.98]Wake island wake island [02:18.77]It's not even marked on the map [02:21.35] [02:22.34]Our corps raised her name into honor and fame [02:26.10]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [02:28.58] [02:29.50]As we lay down our arms on the twenty third day [02:33.16]The japs cheered the news of defeat [02:35.78] [02:36.95]But they could not believe [02:38.50]A few crummy marines [02:39.81] [02:40.46]Had stopped the whole Japanese fleet [02:42.78] [02:43.82]Wake island wake island [02:45.85]Wake island wake island [02:47.70]It's not even marked on the map [02:50.34] [02:51.22]Our corps raised her name into honor and fame [02:54.87]When they stopped the advance of the Japs