Peter Paul And Mary - When The Ship Comes In

when the ship comes in

sung by peter , paul and mary
from bob dylan; special rider music – sesac

intro :
F B F Dm B C F

F B F
oh the time will come up when the wind will stop
Dm B F
and the breeze will cease to be breathin’
B F
like the stillness in the wind ’fore the hurricane begins
B C F
the hour that the ship comes in .
C B F
oh the seas will split and the ship will hit
C B F
and the sand on the shoreline will be shakin’
C B F
and the tide will sound and the waves will pound
B F C F B C F
and the mornin’ will be breakin’!

F B F
oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path
Dm B F
and the seagulls , they’ll be smilin’
B F
and the rocks on the sand will proudly stand
B C F
the hour that the ship comes in .
C B F
and the words that are used for to get the ship confused
C B F
will not be understood as they’re spoken’
C B F
for the chains of the sea will have busted in the night
B F C F B C F
and be buried on the bottom of the ocean .

F B F
oh a song will lift as the mainsail shifts
Dm B F
and the boat drifts onto the shoreline
B F
and the sun will respect every face on the deck
B C F
the hour that the ship comes in .
C B F
and the sands will roll out a carpet of gold
C B F
for your weary toes to be a touchin’
C B F
and the ship’s wise men will remind you once again
B F C F B C F
that the whole wide world is watchin’!

F B F
of the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes
Dm B F
and they’ll jerk from their beds and think they’re dreamin’
B F
but they’ll pinch themselves and squeal and they’ll know that it’s for real
B C F
the hour that the ship comes in .
C B F
and they’ll raise their hands sayin’ “we’ll meet all your demands”
C B F
but we’ll shout from the bow “your days are numbered!”
C B F
and like pharaoh’s tribe they’ll be drownded in the tide
B F C F B C F
and like goliath they’ll be conquered!