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Protect & Survive
The Dubliners
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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
Though it don'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 ICBMs
Both theatre and tactical
With independently targeted
Multiple re-entry vehicles
Backfire bombers, Polaris subs
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
They'll 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 sirens 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
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