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 a breathin'
Like the stillness in the wind
Before the hurricane begins
The hour when the ship comes in

And the sea will split
And the ships 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 seagulls will 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 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