Belfast was bombed during world war two
When the German's attacked our great yard
The aircraft factory was hit bad as well
But Belfast stood firm and stood hard

They followed the Dublin line up to Belfast
But a carrier was in having some repair
HMS Furious was the name of this modified ship
And for two nights her guns filled the air

Furious was launched in 1916
So she fought in both wars one and two
But those two nights in Belfast, alone, she fought
Used all her ammo in her fight for the free

She helped in the sinking of the Tirpitz
When at Norway her planes gave it grief
Now the Murmansk convoys that Tirpitz attacked
Could at last breath a sigh of relief

But in 48 The Furious had outlasted her use
And they scrapped her on a grey dismal day
But the people in Belfast should never forget
How the furious fought to keep terror at bay

                              G J Tate