Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Protect And Survive, artist - The Dubliners. Date of issue: 18.02.2002
Song language: English
Protect And Survive |
| Well the government’s made a document |
| To help prevent embarrassment |
| And in the event of an accident |
| Catching us with our trousers down |
| It’s no use to you when you’re dead |
| Nor even when alive |
| And the name of this piece of paper is |
| Protect and survive |
| So when the nukes come raining down |
| It’s great to be alive, well |
| World War Three can be such fun |
| If you protect and survive |
| Protect and survive |
| Well a nuclear strike can be recognised |
| It would stand out in a crowd |
| There’s a flash, then a bang, then a blast of heat |
| Then a bloody great mushroom cloud |
| So if you happen to see one at the end of your street |
| Would you please pick up the telephone |
| And inform your local police |
| So when the nukes come raining down |
| It’s great to be alive, well |
| World War Three can be such fun |
| If you protect and survive |
| Protect and survive |
| Put sticky tape on your windows |
| Block your ears and close your eyes |
| But it won’t make a blind bit of difference |
| You won’t have to watch yourself fry |
| If you find yourself in the target zone |
| And you haven’t got a shelter |
| Take a spade into the garden |
| And dig like merry hell, sir |
| So when the nukes come raining down |
| It’s great to be alive, well |
| World War Three can be such fun |
| If you protect and survive |
| Protect and survive |
| They’ve got strategic ICBM’s |
| Both theatre and tactical |
| With independently targeted |
| Multiple re-entry vehicles |
| Backfire bombers, Polaris sub’s, cruise missiles |
| And the boys who hang around the Pentagon |
| Can’t wait to use these toys |
| So when the nukes come raining down |
| It’s great to be alive, well |
| World War Three can be such fun |
| If you protect and survive |
| Protect and survive |
| When Armageddon gets underway |
| And the rockets come pouring down |
| All the bloody politicians who started it |
| Will scuttle off underground |
| And when they finally re-emerge |
| With no life to be found |
| They can administrate the rubble |
| And they can order each other around |
| So when the nukes come raining down |
| It’s great to be alive, well |
| World War Three can be such fun |
| If you protect and survive |
| Protect and survive |
| For they give us a four-minute warning |
| When the rockets are on their way |
| To give us time to panic and Christians time to pray |
| So when you hear the siren’s going |
| Place your head between your thighs |
| Whilst maintaining this posture |
| You can make a final gesture |
| And with a little muscular pressure |
| You can kiss your arse goodbye |
| So when the nukes come raining down |
| It’s great to be alive, well |
| World War Three can be such fun |
| If you protect and survive |
| Protect and survive |
| Protect and… |