One By One Lyrics

One By One lyrics

Pontius Pilot came to our town

Up to the dockyards

To see the picket line

We asked him to help

But he just turned around

He's the leader of the union now



Leader of the union

All of our questions he ignored

He washed his hands

And he dreamt of his reward

A seat in the House of Lords



One by one

The ships come sailing in

One by one

The ships go sailing out



We live for words and die for words

Principles we can afford

When all our brothers turn to Lords

Whose side are you on?



You tell the world your hands are tied

History three times denied

A sea of changes, three miles wide

Whose side are you on?



One by one

The ships come sailing in

One by one

The ships go sailing out



This conspiracy of shame

Murder by some other name

Pay up and play the game

Whose side are you on?



If any ask us why we died?

We tell them that our leaders lied

Sold us out, down the riverside

Whose side are you on?



One by one

The ships come sailing in

One by one

The ships go sailing out



One by one

The ships come sailing in

One by one

The ships go sailing out



One by one

The ships come sailing in

One by one

The ships go sailing out



One by one

The ships come sailing in

One by one

The ships go sailing out