When the Ship Comes In (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 1963)

[Verse 1]

Oh, the time will come up when the winds will stop

And the breeze will be cease to be breathin'

Like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins

The hour that the ship comes in

[Chorus]

And the sea will split and the ships will hit

And the sands on the shoreline will be shakin'

Then the tide will sound and the waves will pound

And the mornin' will be breakin'

[Verse 2]

Oh, the fishes will laugh as thеy swim out of the path

And the seagulls, thеy'll be smilin'

And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand

The hour that the ship comes in

[Chorus]

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 be buried on the bottom of the ocean

[Verse 3]

A song will lift as the mainsail shifts

And the boat drifts onto the shoreline

And the sun will respect every face on the deck

The hour that the ship comes in

[Chorus]

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'

[Verse 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 ships comes in

[Chorus]

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 Pharoah's tribe, they'll be drownded in the tide

And like Goliath, they'll be conquered

[Outro]

Thank you, thank you