The Waterboys - Going To Paris lyrics

We are going to paris In a ship with red sails As the storm gathers slowly We eat fishheads and snails The mate jumps up, throws down a line To a man overboard for the ninetieth time And then he says with a wink "sometimes i think I've been doing this forever!" We are going to paris In a ship called the ?? There are signs in the sky at night That the captain says he's seen I keep books under my pillow And read them before i sleep Strange places i go to, Strange companies i keep We are going to paris We are one and thirty strong I can feel it in the air We'll be there before long The wind has come Like a man insane, insane We are going to paris It rains and it rains We are going to paris In a ship with red sails We are going to paris In a ship with red sails