The Chieftains - When the Ship Comes In lyrics

Oh, the time will come up When the winds will stop And the breeze will cease to be breathin' Like the stillness in the wind Before the hurricane begins The hour when the ship comes in Oh, the seas will split And the ship will hit And the sands on the shoreline will be shakin' And the tide will sound And the winds will pound And the mornin' will be a-breakin' Oh, the fishes will laugh As they swim out of the path And the seagulls they'll be smilin' And the rocks on the sand Will proudly stand The hour that the ship comes in And the words that are used For to get the ship confused Will not be understood as they are spoken For the chains of the sea Will have busted in the night And be buried at the bottom of the ocean A song will lift As the mainsail shifts And the boat drifts out onto the shoreline And the sun will respect Every face on the deck The hour that the ship comes in And the sands will roll Out a carpet of gold For your weary toes to be a-touchin' And the ship's wise men Will remind you once again That the whole wide world is watchin' Oh, the foes will rise With the sleep still in their eyes and they'll jerk From their beds and think they're dreamin' But they'll pinch themselves and squeal And they'll know that it's for real The hour when the ship comes in And they'll raise their hands Sayin', "We'll meet all your demands" But we'll shout from the bow, "Your days are numbered" And like the Pharaoh's triumph They'll be drowned in the tide Like Goliath they'll be conquered