- Not to be confused with Song of the Falklands.
The "Battle of the Falklands" is a British anti-Argentine war song written during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, part of the Falklands War in 1982. Its incipit makes reference to the British patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!".
Lyrics[]
Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves
Britons never never never shall be slaves
Off the coast of Argentina, our Islands came to be
With eighteen hundred people, and a half a million sheep
The day they were invaded everybody learned the name
A barren little colony had got a bit of fame
Refrain:
We stocked our ships full of British beer and bullets
We mobilised the navy and we called up thе marines
We sailed two weeks 'til wе reached the Falkland Islands
So we could teach a lesson to those bloody Argentines
Maggie Thatcher was awakened in the middle of the night
She heard the Argentinians were calling for a fight
She summoned up the Cabinet and met with the MP's
And sent the pride of Britain to the stormy Southern seas
Refrain
Well, in came the yanks, who had to have a say
So they sent Al Haig down Buenos Aires way
He shuffled to and fro always managing a smile
The Argies still refused to leave the barren British Isles
Refrain
Well, the whole world watched
As the British fleet drew near
And the battle for the Falklands is finally here
We sank their ships brought down their aeroplanes
And taught those cheeky Argies not to mess with us again!
Refrain
All the local girls awaited when Britannia disembarked
He had a reputation and he liked to have a laugh
They covered him with kisses, they walked him in the grass
He said he never saw a better piece of British... Land
𝄆 Refrain 𝄇
Go on!
Clear out of It!
Go on back to La Pampas!
Go on!
Clear out!
Go on, you can't play bloody football either!