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Someone told me since, the three vessel mentioned in the song
have been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I 
imagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore...
Chorus
The CGlíona, the Meabh and the MuDcha
The pGride of the Irish nCavy
When Gthe Captain he blows on his whisDtle
All the sailors go home for their tGea
While Gthe army is off in the KoDngo
In CyGprus or some foreign paCrts
Our nGavy is strained to the liDmits
Deploying its nautical aGcts
One dGay from the Russian invDader
DefenGding our very odd fCish
We foGund it was just the red herDring
From the signals we got from the cGis'
Chorus
Each year they go on manoeuvres
To prepare for defence they are keen
Sometimes it's the Lakes of Killarney
More often the pond in the Green
The canal it could be of assistance
In defending our own holy ground
But due to proposed legislation
We'll have to sail all the way round
Chorus
We are a seafaring nation
Defence of our land is a right
We'd fight like the devil all morning
Provided we're home by the night
Chorus

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The Irish Navy

by The Dubliners

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Someone told me since, the three vessel mentioned in the song

have been decommissioned and scrapped decades ago and I

imagine there probably won't be a Russian invader anymore...

Chorus

G D

The Clíona, the Meabh and the Mucha

G C

The pride of the Irish navy

G D

When the Captain he blows on his whistle

All the sailors go home for their tea

G D

While the army is off in the Kongo

G C

In Cyprus or some foreign parts

G D

Our navy is strained to the limits

Deploying its nautical acts

G D

One day from the Russian invader

G C

Defending our very odd fish

G D

We found it was just the red herring

From the signals we got from the cis'

Chorus

Each year they go on manoeuvres

To prepare for defence they are keen

Sometimes it's the Lakes of Killarney

More often the pond in the Green

The canal it could be of assistance

In defending our own holy ground

But due to proposed legislation

We'll have to sail all the way round

Chorus

We are a seafaring nation

Defence of our land is a right

We'd fight like the devil all morning

Provided we're home by the night

Chorus

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