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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,
DDsusD
The sea is churning
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 2]
Em
The fishermen sweat, they're pausing at their nets,
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The day's a-burning
CDCD
As the warships sway and thunder in the bay, loud in the
Em
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]
Em
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
Em
Keeping. As the first troops land and step into the sand,
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The flags are weeping
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 4]
Em
The unsmiling sun is shining down upon
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The singing soldiers
CDCD
In the cloud dust whirl they whistle at the girls, they're getting
Em
Bolder. All the old women sigh, think of memories gone by,
DDsusD
They shrug their shoulders
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 5]
Em
Ready for the tricks, their bayonets are fixed,
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Now they are rolling
CDCD
And the tanks make tracks past the trembling shacks where fear's
Em
Unfolding. All the young wives afraid, turn their backs to the parade
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With babes they're holding
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 6]
Em
A bullet cracks the sound, the army hits the ground,
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the sniper is callin'
CDCD
So they open up their guns, a thousand to one, no sense in
Em
Stalling. He clutches at his head and totters on the edge,
DDsusD
Look how he's falling
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 7]
Em
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
Em
Screaming. But the soldiers make a bid, giving candy to the kids,
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Their teeth are gleaming
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 8]
Em
Up and down the coast, the generals drink a toast,
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The wheel is spinning
CDCD
And the cowards and the whores are peeking through the doors to see who's
Em
Winning. But the traitors will pretend that it's getting near the end,
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When it's beginning
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo
[Verse 9]
Em
And the crabs are crazy, they scuttle back and forth,
DDsusD
The sand is burning
CDCD
And the fish take flight and scatter from the sight, their courses
Em
turning. As the seagulls rest on the cold cannon nest,
DDsusD
The sea is churning
CDCDEm
The marines have landed on the shores of Santo Domingo