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Verse 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) December the 7th,
we (G major) heard about Pearl, (D major)
we knew we'd be next on the (A major) list.
One (D major) man of our Corps, (G major) 450 no more, (D major)
all swore to the (A major) death to res (D major) ist.
Wake (G major) Island, Wake Island,
Wake Island, (D major) Wake Island,
it's not even marked on the (A major) maps.
(D major) Akare's her name to (G major) honor and (D major) fame,
And we stopped the advance (A major) of the Japs. (D major)
Cut off from supplies with (G major) no hope of aid,
(D major) We sighted the first Japanese. (A major)
With (D major) thousands of troops
and a (G major) task force of (D major) ships,
They thought they would take (A major)
us with (D major) ease.
Wake (G major) Island, Wake Island,
Wake (D major) Island, Wake Island,
It's not even marked on
the (A major) maps.
Macquarie's (D major) their name,
to (G major) honor and (D major) fame
We stopped the ad (A major) vance of the (D major) Japs
They sent in their subs,
their (G major) ships and their planes
(D major) They shelled us by day
and (A major) by night
Surrender (D major) , they said,
we laughed (G major) at their threats
(D major) We're only beginning (A major) to fight (D major)
Wake (G major) Is land, Wake Island, Wake (D major) Island
It's not even marked on the (A major) maps
The Corps (D major) raised her name
to (G major) honor and (D major) fame,
We've stopped the ad
(A major) vance of the (D major) Japs.
Our 450 cost 6 (G major) ,000 Japs, (D major)
Our fighters downed 28 planes. (A major)
We sank (D major) two destroyers
and one (G major) submarine, (D major)
Six others got shelled (A major) for their (D major) pains.
Wake (G major) Island, Wake (D major) Island, Wake Island,
It's not even marked on the (A major) maps.
The Corps (D major) is her name, to (G major) honor and (D major) fame,
We stop the advance (A major) of the (D major) Japs.
Our plan was to fight
to the (G major) very last man, (D major)
But Devereaux gave this com (A major) mand,
There's (D major) a thousand civilians
I (G major) can't sacri (D major) fice,
We'll have to sur (A major) render our (D major) band.
Wake (G major) Island, Wake Island, (D major)
It's not even marked (A major) on the maps.
A call (D major) raised her name to
(G major) honor and (D major) fame,
When we stopped the ad
(A major) vance of the (D major) Japs.
Yes, we laid on our arms
on the (G major) 23rd day, (D major)
The Japs cheered the news of defeat.
(A major) But they (D major) could not believe
a few (G major) crummy marines
(D major) Had stopped the whole
(A major) Japanese fleet. (D major)
Wake (G major) Is land, Wake Island, Wake Island,
(D major) It's not even marked on the (A major) maps.
A (D major) chorus her name to (G major) honor and (D major) fame
Would stop the advance (A major)
of the (D major) jazz
Outro 1
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Wake Island
Oscar Brand
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