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Phil Ochs( Philip David Ochs )
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The Thresher
Lyricist:Phil Ochs
In Portsmouth town On the eastern shore Where many a fine ship was born
The Thresher was built And the Thresher was launched And the crew of the Thresher was sworn
She was shaped like a tear She was built like a shark She was made to run fast and free
And the builders shook their hands And the builders shared their wine Thought that they had mastered the sea
Yes, she'll always run silent And she'll always run deep Though the ocean has no pity Though the waves will never weep They'll never weep
And they marveled at her speed And they marveled at her depth And they marveled 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 Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
Yes, she'll always run silent And she'll always run deep Though the ocean has no pity Though the waves will never weep They'll never weep
On a cold Wednesday morn They put 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 it's 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, can't you see the wrong? She was a death ship all along Died before she had a chance to kill
And she'll never run silent And she'll never run deep For the ocean had no pity And the waves they never weep They never weep
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