When The Ship Comes In

Oh, the time will come 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 morning 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'
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 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 pharaoh's triumph they'll be drownded in the tide
 Like Goliath they'll be conquered