When the Ship Comes In

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1. Oh the time will come up when the wind will stop 
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   and the breeze will cease to be a-breathin' 
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   like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins 
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   the hour that the ship comes in 
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   and the sea will split and the ships will hit 
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   and the sands on the shoreline will be shaking 
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   and the tide will sound and the waves will pound 
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   and the morning will be a-breaking. 
2. Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path 
   and the seagulls will be a-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're spoken 
   oh the chains of the sea will have busted in the night 
   and be buried on the bottom of the ocean. 
3. A song will lift as the main sail shifts 
   and the boat drifts unto 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 wearied toes to be a-touchin' 
   and the ship's wise men will remind you once again 
   that the whole wide world is watchin'. 
4. 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 that the ship comes in 
   and they'll raise their hands sayin' we'll meet all you demands 
   but we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered 
   and like Pharoah's tribe they'll be drownded in the tide 
   and like Goliath they'll be conquered.