Some ships are solid vessels
That push through storms and heavy winds
And they carry crew and cargo
Bring them back home safe again
But them some ships aren’t good for much
And have to hug the shore
And I think you know what kind it is that you got tickets for
Some ships have many sails
Cut through the waves with grace
And they reach their destinations
At a slow and steady pace
But some ships they just sink like lead
Right to the ocean floor
And I know you know what kind it is
That you got tickets for
Some ships have got the blessings of the sky of the waves
and they keep their crew from slipping into watery graves
But some are cursed and crooked
And they are always gonna go
Down deep into the darkness waiting for them just below
Some ships got sorry captains
Who never learned how to steer
Who never learned how to use their eyes
Who how to use their ears
And they keep their ships filled up with scoundrels
And thugs and rats and whores
And I know you know what kind it is
That you got tickets for
Just look around just look around
This is what you bought tickets for
(Music and lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP 464341364 Watery Grave Music ASCAP 396517127)
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