8 December 1914. Battle of the Falkland Islands. BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS Battle of the Falkland islands from The Ballad Index http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/Tawn059.html Information and some lyrics from "Grey Funnel Lines: Traditional Song & Verse of the Royal Navy 1900-1970" By Cyril Tawney (scroll down a little) https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r01ACwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102&lpg=PT102&dq=%22One+day+at+Port+Stanley+The+lookout+man+did+see+Some+s