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The Fall of Singapore No. 2
Since the day we were taken our spirits have fell
Although it's not showing, or easy to tell
After long days of fighting, our chances were rare
For something was missing, the boys in the air
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But the boys kept on slamming bullets and shells up the bores
Face death from dive bombers and mortars galore
Yet through all the destruction their spirits were high
Even smiling at times, as shells whistled by
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The artillery carried on through the long dreary night
Helping the infantry in their long gruesome fight
But the Japs were too numerous and ready to die
They kept on coming with help from the sky
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Still we gamely fought on with our backs to the wall
Each soldier's heart cried the island won't fall
And the guns barked defiance, a regular snort
Till suddenly came the whisper, Ammo's running short.
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So drivers set forth on death ridden lanes
Seeking for ammo among shattered remains
But the dumps had beenfired by Fifth Column and Spies
Their work illustrated by the glow in the skies
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Shells were thus numbered and handled with care
Each one that went over in turn, did it's share
And not once was mentioned that word of defeat
As infantry prepared with fixed bayonets, the enemy to meet
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Then we found with a shock that the water supply
Was out of our reach, our taps had run dry
Though the lads chatted gaily we knew by the tone
The hours were numbered, our last hope had flown
-o-
The afternoon came and expecting the least
We found on all fronts the fighting had ceased
But it was not the silence that made us all stare
Twas a white flag flying that caused us despair
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Then the order was given, the enemy had won
And every heart was aching in each British son
For we'd fought and fought hard for this small isle
Ready to die to the last rank and file
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Now my thought wander to the day when I kneeled
By a small wooden cross on a battle scarred field
Of a comrade who died for a land over the sea
That country, old England, the land of the free.
Changi 1942
WGC
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