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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Harris
Bass Guitar
Clive Burr
Drums
Adrian Smith
Electric Guitar
Dave Murray
Electric Guitar
Bruce Dickinson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Harris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nigel Green
Assistant Recording Engineer
Martin Birch
Producer
Ade Emsley
Mastering Engineer
Tony Newton
Mastering Engineer
Nigel Hewitt
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
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
They're coming in from the sea
They've come, the enemy
Beneath the blazing sun
The battle has to be won
Invaders pillaging
Invaders looting
Set ablaze the camp fires
And alert the other men from inland
Warning must be given
That 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
They're coming over the hill
They've come to attack
They're coming in for the kill
There's no turning back
Invaders fighting
Invaders marauding
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
You'd better scatter and run
The battle's lost and not won
You'd better get away
To fight another day
Invaders raping
Invaders plundering
Writer(s): Stephen Percy Harris
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