Wake Island-Oscar Brand

[ti:Wake Island] [ar:Oscar Brand] [al:Roll Call] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wake Island - Oscar Brand [00:07.17]December the seventh we heard about Pearl [00:10.75]We knew we'd be next on the list [00:13.05] [00:14.15]The men of our Corps four fifty no more [00:17.67]All swore to the death to resist [00:20.34] [00:21.07]Wake Island Wake Island [00:22.85]Wake Island Wake Island [00:24.51]It's not even marked on the map [00:27.10] [00:28.20]Our Corps raised her name into honor and fame [00:31.55]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [00:34.35] [00:35.21]Cut off from supplies with no hope of aid [00:38.71]We sighted the first Japanese [00:41.28] [00:42.08]With thousands of troops and a task force of ships [00:45.65]They thought they could take us with ease [00:48.25] [00:48.93]Wake Island Wake Island [00:50.90]Wake Island Wake Island [00:52.55]It's not even marked on the map [00:55.12] [00:56.07]Our Corps raised her name into honor and fame [00:59.43]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [01:02.12] [01:03.17]They sent in their subs their ships and their planes [01:06.64]They shelled us by day and by night [01:09.00] [01:09.93]Surrender they said we laughed at their threats [01:13.14] [01:13.67]We're only beginning to fight [01:16.11] [01:16.98]Wake Island Wake Island [01:18.75]Wake Island Wake Island [01:20.50]It's not even marked on the map [01:23.14] [01:24.03]Our Corps raised her name into honor and fame [01:27.28]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [01:30.04] [01:30.93]Our four hundred fifty cost six thousand Japs [01:34.55]Our fighters downed twenty eight planes [01:37.27] [01:38.02]We sank two destroyers and one submarine [01:41.48]Six others got shelled for their pains [01:44.12] [01:44.91]Wake Island Wake Island [01:46.60]Wake Island Wake Island [01:48.42]It's not even marked on the map [01:50.90] [01:52.00]Our Corps raised her name into honor and fame [01:55.59]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [01:58.07] [01:59.04]Our plan was to fight to the very last man [02:02.63]But Deveraux gave this command [02:05.19] [02:05.75]There's a thousand civilians I can't sacrifice [02:09.21] [02:09.74]We'll have to surrender our band [02:12.20] [02:12.98]Wake Island Wake Island [02:14.74]Wake Island Wake Island [02:16.43]It's not even marked on the map [02:19.42] [02:20.17]Our Corps raised her name into honor and fame [02:23.58]When they stopped the advance of the Japs [02:26.58] [02:27.16]As we lay down our arms on the twenty third day [02:31.02]The Japs cheered the news of defeat [02:33.21] [02:34.35]But they could not believe [02:36.00]A few crummy Marines [02:38.07]Had stopped the whole Japanese fleet [02:40.58] [02:41.34]Wake Island Wake Island [02:43.23]Wake Island Wake Island [02:45.05]It's not even marked on the map [02:47.45] [02:48.62]Our Corps raised her name into honor and fame [02:52.27]When they stopped the advance of the Japs