Featuring: Tommy Makem Robbie O’Connell
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
Producer: Don DeVito Jeff Rosen
Oh, the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathing
Like the stillness in the wind
Before the hurricane begins
The hour that the ship comes in
And the seas will split
And the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
Then the tide will sound
And the waves will pound
And the morning will be breaking
Oh, the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls, they'll be smiling
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 on the bottom of the ocean
Oh, a song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts on to the shoreline
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
Then the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a-touchin'
And the ship's wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin'
Oh, the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And they'll know that it's for real
The hour when the ship comes in
Then they'll raise their hands
Sayin' we'll meet all your demands
But we'll shout from the bow "your days are numbered!"
And like Pharaoh's tribe
They'll be drowned in the tide
And like Goliath, they'll be conquered
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathing
Like the stillness in the wind
Before the hurricane begins
The hour that the ship comes in
And the seas will split
And the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
Then the tide will sound
And the waves will pound
And the morning will be breaking
Oh, the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls, they'll be smiling
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 on the bottom of the ocean
Oh, a song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts on to the shoreline
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
Then the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a-touchin'
And the ship's wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin'
Oh, the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And they'll jerk from their beds and think they're dreamin'
But they'll pinch themselves and squeal
And they'll know that it's for real
The hour when the ship comes in
Then they'll raise their hands
Sayin' we'll meet all your demands
But we'll shout from the bow "your days are numbered!"
And like Pharaoh's tribe
They'll be drowned in the tide
And like Goliath, they'll be conquered
more tracks from the album
Bob Dylan - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
- Masters of War
- Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
- Blowin’ In The Wind (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- It Ain’t Me, Babe (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- What Was It You Wanted (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- Seven Days (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- Just Like A Woman (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- When the Ship Comes In (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- All Along The Watchtower (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- When I Paint My Masterpiece (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- My Back Pages (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- License to Kill
- Girl Of The North Country (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- Absolutely Sweet Marie
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- The Times They Are A-Changin’
- Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
- Emotionally Yours
- Like a Rolling Stone
- I Shall Be Released
- Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
- Foot of Pride
- Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
- Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (Dylan 30th Anniversary)
From the album
The Clancy Brothers popular songs