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Persian Gulf Shanty

There once was a ship that put to sea

The name of the ship was the Shahid Bagheri,

The ship blew up, her bow dipped down

Oh, blow, torpedo boys, blow!

Soon may a submarine come

And blow us all to kingdom come!

One day, when the sinking is done

We’ll swim to shore and go

She had just begun to launch her drones

When she was sent to lay with Davey Jones

The crew all cried out in fear

Knew they’d never make it home.

Soon may a submarine come

And blow us all to kingdom come!

One day, when the sinking is done

We’ll float to shore and go

Just as a missile hit her bow

We knew we were really boned now

All hands to the rafts, jump into the water!

But the boat went down below

Soon may a submarine come

And blow us all to kingdom come!

One day, when the sinking is done

We’ll paddle to shore and go

No drones were launched, no rockets fired

No infidels found, no targets acquired

Our boat held together with bailing wire

And watch our magazine blow!

Soon may a submarine come

And blow us all to kingdom come!

One day, when the sinking is done

We’ll row to shore and go

The Bagheri’s half a league under water

Sent to the bottom by somebody’s daughter

A young lass flying an F-18

Sent our drone ship down below

Soon may a submarine come

And blow us all to kingdom come!

One day, when the sinking is done

We’ll drift to shore and go

As far as I know, our fleet is gone

Blown to hell before the break of dawn

Tehran won’t accept our calls

And my raft just sprung a leak!

Soon may a submarine come

And blow us all to kingdom come!

One day, when the sinking is done

We’ll swim to shore and go