Alan Winstanley - Shipbuilding lyrics

Is it worth it? A new winter coat And shoes for the wife And a bicycle On the boy's birthday It's just a rumor That was spread around town By the women and children Soon we'll be shipbuilding Well, I ask you The boy said, "Dad They're going to take me to task But I'll be home by Christmas" It's just a rumor That was spread around town Somebody said That someone got filled in For saying that people get k**ed In the results of their shipbuilding With all the will in the world Diving for dear life When we could be diving for pearls It's just a rumor That was spread around town A telegram for a picture postcard Within weeks They'll be reopening the shipyard And notifying the next of kin once again It's all we're sk**ed in We will be shipbuilding With all the will in the world Diving for dear life When we could be diving for pearls