The Dubliners - Protect and Survive lyrics

Well the government's made a document To help prevent embarra**ment 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...