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Grateful Dead: Ship of Fools
Went to see the captain, strangest I could find, Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line. I won’t slave for beggar’s pay, likewise gold and jewels, But I would slave to learn the way to sink your ship of fools.
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
Saw your first ship sink and drown, from rockin’ of the boat, And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float. I won’t leave you drifting down, but woh it makes me wild, With thirty years upon my head to have you call me child.
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
The bottles stand as empty, as they were filled before. Time there was and plenty, but from that cup no more. Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few: Don’t lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools.
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me. It was later than I thought, when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
It was later than I thought when I first believed you, Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
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Bob Seger: Ship of Fools
Tell me quick said old mcfee What’s this all have to do with me? I’ve spent all my time at sea a loner.
Is there something else I should know? Something hidden down below the level of your conversation? Well he turned away before the answer Though I yelled aloud he refused to hear It became to clear So it went as we put out I was left in constant doubt Everything I asked about seemed private
The captain strolled the bridge one night I stopped him in the evening light To ask him would it be all right to join him
But he stood there like some idol And he listened like some temple And then he turned away
All along the fateful coast We moved silent like a ghost The timeless sea of tireless host possessed us The wind came building from the cold northwest And soon the waves began to crest Crashing cross the forward deck All hands lost
I alone survived the sinking I alone possessed the tools On that ship of fools
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Erasure: Ship of Fools
can’t believe what is happening to me My head is spinning The flowers and the trees are encapsulating me And I go spinning
He was the baby of the class you know He really didn’t know that one and one was two Two and two were four He was the baby of the class you know He really didn’t know that, really didn’t know that Oh what a poor soul
Oooh, do we not set sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is love so precious and so cruel?
I close my eyes and I try to imagine What you’re dreaming Why can’t you see what you’re doing to me My world is spinning
He was the baby of the class you know He really didn’t know that one and one was two Two and two were four He was the baby of the class you know You were so young and so uncertain Suffer little children Oh what a poor soul
Oooh, do we not set sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is love so precious and so cruel?
He was the baby of the class you know He really didn’t know that one and one was two Two and two were four He was the baby of the class you know You were so young and so uncertain Suffer little children Oh what a poor soul
Oooh, do we not set sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is love so precious and so cruel?
Oooh, do we not set sail on the ship of fools Oooh, why is love so precious and so cruel?
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