When The Ship Comes In Lyrics - Pogues

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