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[Verse 1]
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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 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 shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 2]
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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 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 the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 3]
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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 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
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The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 4]
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The unsmiling sun is shining down upon
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The singing soldiers
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In the cloud dust whirl they 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
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The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 5]
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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 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 shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 6]
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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 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 shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 7]
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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 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
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The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 8]
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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 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 shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 9]
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And the crabs are crazy, they scuttle back and forth,
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The sand is burning
C D C D
And the fish take flight and 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
C D C D Em
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
