No prize for diplomacy br Never knew popularity br The far-flung archipelago br Torn over sovereignty br Always picked last for football teams br Cheated out of the Argentine dream br Missed out on teenage pop br Was too busy watching Buenos Aires TV br br Well we can't help but laugh br At our motherland’s gaff br Thatcher’s amphibious assault br These Falklands set back to default br br Beaten up by naval jocks br Forced to hide in the Patagonian Shelf br Chased home by rabid dogs br Somehow survived it all br 'Kick Me' sign taped to my port br I had to run out of middle class br Oil sludge poured into my slacks br Chasing breaks of any sort br br Well we can't help but laugh br At our motherland’s gaff br No London promise to make things different br Still cursed in the Patagonian Shelfbr br Mason Maestrobr br