Released on March 22, 1982

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[Verse 1]

Longboats have been sighted and the evidence of war has begun

Many Nordic fighting men, their swords and shields gleam in the sun

Call to arms, defend yourselves, get ready to stand and fight for your lives

Judgement day has come around, so be prepared, don't run, stand your ground


[Pre-Chorus]

They're coming in from the sea

They've come, the enemy

Beneath the blazing sun

The battle has to be won


[Chorus]

Invaders pillaging

Invaders looting


[Verse 2]

Set ablaze the campfires and alert the other men from inland

Warning must be given and there's not enough men here for a stand

The Vikings are too many, much too powerful to take on our own

We must have reinforcements, we cannot fight this battle alone


[Pre-Chorus]

They're coming over the hill

They've come to attack

They're coming in for the kill

There's no turning back


[Chorus]

Invaders fighting

Invaders marauding


[Guitar Solo]


[Verse 3]

Axes grind and maces clash as wounded fighters fall to the ground

Severed limbs and fatal woundings, bloody corpses lay all around

The smell of death and burning flesh, the battle-weary​ fight to the end

The Saxons have been overpowered victims of the mighty Norsemen


[Pre-Chorus]

You'd better scatter and run

The battle's lost and not won

You'd better get away

To fight another day


[Chorus]

Invaders raping

Invaders plundering