When The Ship Comes In

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 'fore 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 shaking

Then the tide will sound and the wind will pound

And the morning will be breaking

Oh 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 that the ship comes in

And the words that are used for to get the ship confused

Will not be understood as they're spoken

For the chains of the sea will have busted in the night

And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean

A song will lift as the mainsail shifts

And the boat that drifts on to the shore line

And the sun will respect every face on the deck

The hour that the ship comes in

Then 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'

The foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes

Jerk from their beds and think they're still dreamin'

But they'll pinch themselves and squeal and know that it's for real

The hour that the ship comes in

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

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, yeah