Conch Battle Hymn of the Republic
words by First Sea Lord, Admiral Finbar Gittelman • October 14, 2012 © Finbar Gittelman
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the sunshine and the sea
Right here upon our islands, where we love to live so free
But in April 1982, the peace was not to be
And we went rolling on
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They were setting up a check point, tween the mainland and the Keys
They had put a US Border, where it shouldn't 'oughta' be
So that's when we seceded, and declared our sovereignty
And the fun had just begun
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We went forth into the harbor and a cutter we did spy
And we sailed up along side her and we took her by surprise
We hoisted up our battle flag, so proudly and so high
And we went sailing on
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The water and Conch fritters and the Cuban bread did fly
Our bombers, they were raining toilet paper from the sky
Our cannons they did thunder to proclaim our victory
And we fought bravely on
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We have faced the silly forces of misguided zealotry
We have stood up to their foolishness for all the world to see
And we've showed the other nations what America can be From
Key to shining Key
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Glory glory Conch Republic
Glory glory Conch Republic
Glory glory Conch Republic
From Key to shining Key
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