shipsgonnasail

Ships Gonna Sail -

Sojourner Truth said ain't I a woman.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Mother Jones said no child labor.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Joe Hill said don't mourn organize.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Gene Debs said while there's a soul in prison.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.

Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Gonna build it anyway.

Maurice Sugar said sit down, sit down.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Ceasar Chavez said Viva la Huelga.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Martin Luther King said I have a dream.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Malcom X said power to the people.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.

Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Gonna build it anyway.

Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Dorothy Day said swords into plowshares.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Judi Bari said no compromise.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Phil Berrigan said no more atom bombs.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Utah Phillips said sing through the hard times.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.

Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Gonna build it anyway.

Well they've all gone and we're still building.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
With hand and heart, mind and muscle.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.

Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Ships gonna sail, gonna sail someday.
Workin on a ship, may never sail on.
Gonna build it anyway.

Words by Bruce "Utah" Phillips