Arlo Guthrie - When The Ship Comes In Lyrics
Oh the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be a'breathin'
Like the stillness in the wind
Before the hurricane begins
And the sea will split
And the ship will hit
And the shoreline sands will be a'shakin'
And the tide will sound
And the waves will pound
And the morning will be breakin'
Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the rocks on the sand
Will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in
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 at the bottom of the ocean
A song will lift,
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts out to the shoreline
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
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'
Oh the foe will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
And they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And they'll know that it's for real
The hour when the ship comes in
And they'll raise their hands
Sayin' "We'll meet all your demands"
And we'll shout from the bow "Your days are numbered"
And like the pharoah's triumph
They'll be drownded in the tide
Like Goliath they'll be conquered
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Arlo Guthrie When The Ship Comes In Comments
So beautiful
Good version. Clancy Bros at MSG excellent too
Clancy Brothers version is where its at
hands down the best version of this song!
Cool organ, too (or synthesizer, whatever it is, I like it.)
Ry Cooders guitar on this album is so sweet
Dylan just won't stop, his imagery is unreal.
I love this version. I'm a life long fan of Bob, Arlo & Woody. I've always felt that Bob was channeling Woody when he wrote this song. So perfect that Arlo sang it and he still does. I'd like to hear Bob & Arlo do it together. That would be so groovy, It might just save the world!!!
Tobie Slone thx for taking the time to comment. It would be great to hear & see. This is my favorite version of this song. Nice to meet you.
Don't leave out Pete, who introduced so many to Woody's music.
When The Ship Comes In Arlo Guthrie Oh, the time will come up when the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathin'
Like the stillness in the wind before the hurricane begins
The hour that the ship comes in And the sea will split and the ships will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shakin?
And the tide will pound and the wind will sound
And the mornin? will be a breakin? The fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path
And the seagulls, they'll be a smilin?
And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in 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 A song will lift as the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts on to the shoreline
And the sun will respect every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in And then 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' 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 ship comes in Then 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 Pharaoh's tribe they'll be drowned there in the tide
And like Goliath they'll be conquered Songwriters: BOB DYLAN© BOB DYLAN MUSIC CO
Thank you for taking the time to add the lyrics. I have them above, but many don't know to click the drop down. I appreciate them added down here. Love this song! My best, Moppet
French version by Hugues Aufray : "Le jour où le bateau viendra".
best version ever.
I agree.Totally. Thanks, Moppet