Spoken: the martians yell "ulla" And fighting machines appear far out to sea and waiting for the steamer With a roar the warship "thunder child" races towards them (Thunder child) There were ships of shapes and sizes Scatterd out along the bay And i thought i heard her calling As the steamer pulls away The invaders must have seen them As across the coast they filed Standing firm between them There lay thunder child Moving swiftly through te waters Cannons blazing as the came Brought a mighty metal war-loard Crashing down in sheets of flame Sensing victory was nearing Thinking fortune must have smiled People started cheering Come on thunder child Lashing ropen and smashing timbers Flashins heat-ray hits the deck Dashing hopes for our deliverance As we watched the sinking wreck With the smoke of battle clearing Over graves in waves defiled Slowly disappearing farwell thunder child farewell thunder child Spoken: the steamer-and carry-are save But thunder child has taken with her Man's last hope of victory The earth belongs to the martians