Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Shipbuilding
Is it worth it?A new winter coat and shoes for the wifeAnd a bicycle on the boy's birthdayIt's just a rumor that was spread around townBy the women and childrenSoon we'll be shipbuilding...Well I ask youThe boy said "Dad they're going to take me to task, but I'll be back by Christmas"It's just a rumor that was spread around townSomebody said that someone got filled inFor saying that people get killed inThe result of this shipbuildingWith all the will in the worldDiving for dear lifeWhen we could be diving for pearlsIt's just a rumor that was spread around townA telegram or a picture postcardWithin weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyardsAnd notifying the next of kinOnce againIt's all we're skilled inWe will be shipbuilding...With all the will in the worldDiving for dear lifeWhen we could be diving for pearls. From Letras Mania