WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN

(Bob Dylan)



Oh the time will come when the winds will stop

And the breeze will cease to be breathing

Like a stillness in the wind 'fore the hurricane begins

The hour that the ship comes in.

Then the sea will split and the ship will hit

And the sands on the shore line will be shaking

Then the tide will sound and the waves will pound

And the morning will be breaking.



O the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path

And the seagulls they'll be smiling

And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand, the hour...

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 on to the shoreline

And the sun will respect every face on the deck, the hour...

Then the sands will roll out a carpet of gold

For your weary toes to be a touching

And the ship's wise men will remind you once again

That the whole wide world is watching.



Oh the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes

And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreaming

But they'll pinch themselves and squeal

As they know that it's for real, the hour...

Then they'll raise their hands saying we'll meet all your demands

But we'll shout from the bow, your days are numbered

And like Pharaoh's tribe they'll be drowned in the tide

And like Goliath they'll be conquered.



Copyright Warner Bros.

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