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The ships go sailing out, the ships go sailing out Chumbawamba, the ships go sailing out
he washed his hands and he dreamt of his reward
He washed his hands and he dreamt of his reward, he washed his hands and he dreamt of his reward
A sea of changes three miles wide, we tell them that our leaders lied
The ships come sailing in, the ships come sailing in
The ships go sailing out, the ships come sailing in
Pontius pilate came to our town, the ships come sailing in By, pontius pilate came to our town
murder by some other name
Whose side are you on, all of our questions he ignored
The ships go sailing out, up to the dockyards to see the picket line
The ships come sailing in, the ships go sailing out, principles we can afford
play up and play the game
the ships go sailing out
The ships go sailing out, murder by some other name, if any ask us why we died
whose side are you on
Up to the dockyards to see the picket line, we asked him to help but he just turned around
sold us out down the riverside
The ships come sailing in, we live for words and die for words
Leader of the union, you tell the world your hands are tied, the ships come sailing in
the ships go sailing out
We live for words and die for words, a sea of changes three miles wide
History three times denied, this conspiracy of shame One, whose side are you on
Whose side are you on, this conspiracy of shame, we asked him to help but he just turned around
murder by some other name
Whose side are you on, he s the leader of the union now
history three times denied
We live for words and die for words, pontius pilate came to our town
Sold us out down the riverside, the ships come sailing in
Principles we can afford, the ships come sailing in
this conspiracy of shame
you tell the world your hands are tied
The ships go sailing out, the ships go sailing out
We tell them that our leaders lied, he washed his hands and he dreamt of his reward By, the ships come sailing in