Chords with lyrics
have been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I
imagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore...
Chorus
G+G D MajorD
The Clíona, the Meabh and the Mucha
G+G C majorC
The pride of the Irish navy
G+G D MajorD
When the Captain he blows on his whistle
G+G
All the sailors go home for their tea
G+G D MajorD
While the army is off in the Kongo
G+G C majorC
In Cyprus or some foreign parts
G+G D MajorD
Our navy is strained to the limits
G+G
Deploying its nautical acts
G+G D MajorD
One day from the Russian invader
G+G C majorC
Defending our very odd fish
G+G D MajorD
We found it was just the red herring
G+G
From the signals we got from the cis'
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