"When The Yanks Come Into Derry"

Songwriter:
Lyrics -
1st Verse - Unknown
2nd Verse - Art Saraphis
Melody - To the tune of "McNamara's Band"

1st Verse:
When the Yanks come into Derry they are a troublesome lot
Some of them are decent lads. Others of them are not.
They’re called the chewing gum Navy, the idol of the Strand
and every time you see a Yank, he's a lady by the hand
They come from Limavady, Strabane and old Killea
They all come into Derry boys to see the Yanks away
All the girls are broken hearted. They have no future dates
If they had married a Yankie they would now be in the states
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2nd Verse:
The Yanks that came to Derry were such a handsome lot
What a catch to marry one they were so very hot
The mum's warned the Derry girls don't go out with them again
They'll only break your hearts those terrible Americans
The girls that didn’t listen knew those Yanks weren't bad
They ended up married to them and now walk hand in hand
The other girls were left behind without future dates
If they had married a Yankie they would now be in the states
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