The Attack on Arizona
the day is new I look to the island and see the dew
during peacetime there is nothing to do
who knew, what would happen today
the horror that was comming my way
the price that we would have to pay
now in this memorial tomb my friends all lay
the battle yamamoto did not want to plan,
but the orders came directly from Japan
to destroy the Pacific fleet the best he can
they desire to expand into the phillipenes
oil, steel, rubber, get these by any means
but the us stood in their way
the colonial power of the day
maybe the attack would keep them at bay
the day is new I look to the island and see the dew
during peacetime there is nothing to do
who knew, what would happen today
the horror that was comming my way
the price that we would have to pay
now in this memorial tomb my friends all lay
aboard the uss arizona
on battleship row with the oklahoma
nevada tennessee
west virgina and maryland are just some of the ships i see
docked next to ford island
some ships deep others on relatively high land
the bueatiful pearl harbor, that is where we are
from the mainland we are far
the day is new I look to the island and see the dew
during peacetime there is nothing to do
who knew, what would happen today
the horror that was comming my way
the price that we would have to pay
now in this memorial tomb my friends all lay
what was that sound
it was so loud that it shook the ground
omg my God, the japs are all around
i see the band right where the rounds start to land
how can i lend them a helping hand
the oklahoma was a target for torpedos
with everyone still asleep the japanese had free goes
and i just thought to myself oh noes
the airwaves to the mainland were filled
air raid pearl harbor -- this is no drill
the day is new I look to the island and see the dew
during peacetime there is nothing to do
who knew, what would happen today
the horror that was comming my way
the price that we would have to pay
now in this memorial tomb my friends all lay
by the end of the battle many ships were sunk
while others look like hunks of junk
soon was comming the day that we would get our way and make the japanese pay
my ship was at the bottom of the sea with many people close to me a watery grave in my memory
wasn't untill 1962 a memorial anew would be established for people to pay due to my fellow crew
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