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Phil Ochs - The Thresher lyrics
Pre> Bm f# bm In portsmouth town on the eastern shore Em a f Where many a fine ship was born. Bm g The thresher was built F# bm And the thresher was launched Em a f# And the crew of the thresher was sworn. Bm g She was shaped like a tear F# bm She was built like a shark Em a f# She was made to run fast and free. Bm g And the builders shook their hands F# bm And the builders shared their wine, Em a f# And thought that they had mastered the sea. Bm f# Yes, shell always run silent Em f# And shell always run deep Em bm Though the ocean has no pity A f# Though the waves will never weep Bm Theyll never weep. And they marvelled at her speed Marvelled at her depth Marvelled at her deadly design. And they sailed to every land And they sailed to every port Just to see what faults they could find. Then they put her on the land For nine months to stand And they worked on her from stem to stern. But they could never see It was their coffin to be For the sea was waiting for their return. Yes, shell always run silent And shell always run deep Though the ocean has no pity And the waves will never weep Theyll never weep. On a cold wednesday morn They put her her out to sea When the waves they were nine feet high. And they dove beneath the waves And they dove to their graves And they never said a last goodbye. And its deeper and deeper And deeper they dove Just to see what their ship could stand. But the hull gave a moan And the hull gave a groan And they plunged to the deepest darkest sand. Now she lies in the depths Of the darkened ocean floor Covered by the waters cold and still. Oh cant you see the wrong She was a death ship all along Died before she had a chance to kill. [final chorus same but in past tense]. [alternate final verse from an early broadside tape] And its 8000 fathoms of the water above And over 100 men below And sealed in their tomb Is the cause of their doom That only the sea will ever know /pre> |
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