Santo Domingo

Em


[Verse 1]
Em
And the crabs are crazy, they 
scuttle back and forth,
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The sand is burning
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And the fish take flight and 
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scatter from the sight, their 
courses
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turning. As the seagulls rest on the
 cold cannon nest,
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The sea is churning
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The marines have landed on the 
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shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 2]
Em
The fishermen sweat, they're pausing
 at their nets,
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The day's a-burning
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As the warships sway and thunder 
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in the bay, loud in the
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Morning. But the boy on the shore is
 throwing pebbles no more,
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He runs a-warning:
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That the marines have landed on 
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the shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 3]
Em
The streets are still, there's 
silence in the hills,
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The town is sleeping
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And the farmers yawn in the grey 
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silver dawn, the fields they're
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Keeping. As the first troops land 
and step into the sand,
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The flags are weeping
    C            D           
The marines have landed on the 
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shores of Santo Domingo


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[Verse 4]
Em
The unsmiling sun is shining down 
upon
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The singing soldiers
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In the cloud dust whirl they 
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whistle at the girls, they're 
getting
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Bolder. All the old women sigh, 
think of memories gone by,
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They shrug their shoulders
    C            D           
The marines have landed on the 
  C         D  Em
shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 5]
Em
Ready for the tricks, their bayonets
 are fixed,
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Now they are rolling
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And the tanks make tracks past the 
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trembling shacks where fear's
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Unfolding. All the young wives 
afraid, turn their backs to the 
parade
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With babes they're holding
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The marines have landed on the 
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shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 6]
Em
A bullet cracks the sound, the army 
hits the ground,
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the sniper is callin'
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So they open up their guns, a 
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thousand to one, no sense in
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Stalling. He clutches at his head 
and totters on the edge,
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Look how he's falling
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The marines have landed on the 
  C         D  Em
shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 7]
Em
In the red plaza square, The crowds 
come to stare,
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The heat is leaning
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And the eyes of the dead are 
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turning every head to the widows
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Screaming. But the soldiers make a 
bid, giving candy to the kids,
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Their teeth are gleaming
    C            D           
The marines have landed on the 
  C         D  Em
shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 8]
Em
Up and down the coast, the generals 
drink a toast,
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The wheel is spinning
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And the cowards and the whores are 
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peeking through the doors to see 
who's
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Winning. But the traitors will 
pretend that it's getting near the 
end,
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When it's beginning
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The marines have landed on the 
  C         D  Em
shores of Santo Domingo


[Verse 9]
Em
And the crabs are crazy, they 
scuttle back and forth,
            D     Dsus D
The sand is burning
        C         D          C   
And the fish take flight and 
             D
scatter from the sight, their 
courses
Em
turning. As the seagulls rest on the
 cold cannon nest,
           D      Dsus D
The sea is churning
    C            D           
The marines have landed on the 
  C         D  Em
shores of Santo Domingo