[ti:When the Ship Comes In (Live at the March on Washington, D.C. - August 1963)] [ar:Bob Dylan/Joan Baez] [al:Live 1962-1966 - Rare Performances From The Copyright Collections] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]When the Ship Comes In (Live at the March on Washington, D.C. - August 1963) - Bob Dylan/Joan Baez [00:09.61]Lyrics by:Bob Dylan [00:19.22]Composed by:Bob Dylan [00:28.83]Oh the time will come up [00:31.06]When the winds will stop [00:33.34]And the breeze will cease to be breathin' [00:37.62]Like the stillness in the wind [00:39.51]Before the hurricane begins [00:42.15]The hour that the ship comes in [00:46.11]And the sea will split [00:48.26]And the ships will hit [00:50.27]And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking [00:54.49]Then the tide will sound [00:56.59]And the waves will pound [00:58.69]And the mornin' will be a-breakin' [01:10.16]Or the fishes will laugh [01:12.09]As they swim out of the path [01:14.24]And the seagulls they'll be smilin' [01:18.49]And the rocks on the sand [01:20.38]Will proudly stand [01:22.69]The hour that the ship comes in [01:26.60]And the words that are used [01:28.69]For to get the ship confused [01:30.99]Will not be understood as they're spoken [01:34.96]For the chains of the sea [01:36.96]Will have busted in the night [01:39.04]And be buried on the bottom of the ocean [01:50.42]A song will lift [01:52.66]As the mainsail shifts [01:54.68]And the boat drifts on to the shoreline [01:58.70]And the sun will respect [02:00.67]Every face on the deck [02:02.79]The hour that the ship comes in [02:06.84]Then the sands will roll [02:09.02]Out a carpet of gold [02:10.97]For your weary toes to be a-touchin' [02:15.02]And the ship's wise men [02:17.12]Will remind you once again [02:19.18]That the whole wide world is watchin' [02:30.35]Oh the foes will rise [02:32.72]With the sleep still in their eyes [02:34.69]And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin' [02:38.89]But they'll pinch themselves and squeal [02:41.05]And they'll know that it's for real [02:43.34]The hour that the ship comes in [02:47.14]And they'll raise their hands [02:49.26]Sayin' we'll meet all your demands [02:51.24]But we'll shout from the bow your days are numbered [02:55.38]And like Pharoah's tribe [02:57.59]They'll be drownded in the tide [02:59.44]And like Goliath they'll be conquered