An Island
Of beauty and intrinsic history
Penguins and rustic sheep
A war by evil dictator that made us weep
The British defended the locals with flair
A war with the criminals, no shoes in despair
Democracy won and Argentina to its knees
They have learned is not wise to do as you please
Many know not the history of Kings
This land was to be Canada
If not for French gifts that did bring
With treachery they were tricked into Spanish rings
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Was first at Port St Louis
The British were second two years to the day
The Spanish claims left to the clowns in dismay
Sadly Argentina with insanity did commit
War crimes that killed innocent young brits
Their leaders and poets in deceptions agreed
They both cared less for humanity and more for their greed
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