When the Ship Comes In

Song When the Ship Comes In
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Complete Album Collection Vol.1

Lyrics

[00:03.36] Oh the time will come up
[00:05.11] When the winds will stop
[00:07.18] And the breeze will cease to be breathin'
[00:11.72] Like the stillness in the wind
[00:13.65] 'Fore the hurricane begins
[00:16.21] The hour when the ship comes in
[00:20.15] Oh the seas will split
[00:22.27] And the ship will hit
[00:24.38] And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
[00:28.81] Then the tide will sound
[00:30.56] And the wind will pound
[00:32.87] And the morning will be breaking
[00:41.42] Oh the fishes will laugh
[00:43.51] As they swim out of the path
[00:45.63] And the seagulls they'll be smiling
[00:49.68] And the rocks on the sand
[00:51.73] Will proudly stand
[00:54.16] The hour that the ship comes in
[00:58.16] And the words that are used
[01:00.22] For to get the ship confused
[01:02.43] Will not be understood as they're spoken
[01:06.43] For the chains of the sea
[01:08.35] Will have busted in the night
[01:10.66] And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean
[01:19.15] A song will lift
[01:20.96] As the mainsail shifts
[01:23.10] And the boat drifts on to the shoreline
[01:27.41] And the sun will respect
[01:29.47] Every face on the deck
[01:31.84] The hour that the ship comes in
[01:35.80] Then the sands will roll
[01:37.67] Out a carpet of gold
[01:39.98] For your weary toes to be a-touchin'
[01:44.26] And the ship's wise men
[01:46.01] Will remind you once again
[01:48.44] That the whole wide world is watchin'
[02:34.25] Oh the foes will rise
[02:36.16] With the sleep still in their eyes
[02:38.41] And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
[02:42.66] But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
[02:44.89] And know that it's for real
[02:47.08] The hour when the ship comes in
[02:51.01] Then they'll raise their hands
[02:52.88] Sayin' we'll meet all your demands
[02:55.16] But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered
[02:59.47] And like Pharaoh's tribe
[03:01.59] They'll be drownded in the tide
[03:03.42] And like Goliath they'll be conquered