When The Ship Comes In
Bob Dylan
Oh, the Ebtime will come Gmup when the Abwind will Ebstop,
And the Cmbreeze will Abcease to be Ebbreathin'.
Like a Ebstillness in the Gmwind before the Abhurricane Ebbegins.
The Ebhour that the Abship Bcomes Ebin.
And the Gmseas will split and the Abship will Ebhit,
And the Gmsands on the Abshoreline will be Ebshaking,
And the Ebtide will Gmsound and the Abwaves will Ebpound,
And the Ebmorning Abwill be BbreakEbing.AbEb
Oh, the Ebfishes will Gmlaugh as they Abswim out of the Ebpath,
And the Cmsea gulls, Abthey'll be Ebsmiling.
And the Ebrocks on the Gmsand will Abproudly Ebstand,
The Ebhour that the Abship Bcomes Ebin.
And the Gmwords that are Abused for to Ebget the ship confused,
Will Gmnot be undersAbtood as they're Ebspoken.
For the Ebchains of the Gmsea will have Abbusted in the Ebnight,
And be Ebburied in the Abbottom of the BoceEban.AbEb
A Ebsong will Gmlift as the Abmain sail Ebshifts,
And the Cmboat Abdrifts on to the Ebshoreline.
And the Ebsun will Gmrespect every Abface on the Ebdeck,
The Ebhour that the Abship Bcomes Ebin.
Then the Gmsands will roll out a Abcarpet of Ebgold,
For your Gmweary Abtoes to be a-Ebtouchin'.
And the Ebship's wise Gmmen will Abremind you once Ebagain,
That the Ebwhole wide Abworld is BwatchEbin'Ab.Eb
Oh, the Ebfoes will Gmrise with the Absleep still in their Ebeyes,
And they'll Cmjerk from their Abbeds and think they're Ebdreamin'.
But theyEb'll pinch themselves and Gmsqueal and they'll Abknow that it's for Ebreal,
The Ebhour that the Abship Bcomes Ebin.
Then they'll Gmraise their hands sayin', "We'll Abmeet all your Ebdemands."
But we'll Gmshout from the Abbow, "Your days are Ebnumbered."
And like EbPharaoh's Gmtribe they'll be Abdrownded in the Ebtide,
And like EbGoliath, Abthey'll be BconquereEbd.AbEb