The Mighty Ship - The Housemartins

(Original song by Bob Marley) Simmer down, my head is too hot so Simmer down, he's gonna get dropped so Simmer down, man, here's what I say Simmer down, now I've got to got to simmer down. A long time ago we used to be friends. Picked my bones in my pockets that's where it ends so Simmer down, control my temper Simmer down, the battle will be hotter Simmer down, ok here's what I say Simmer down, oh, I'm leavin' in a day Simmer down, here's what I say Simmer down, oh, I'm leavin' in a day Simmer down, okay here's what I'm sayin' Simmer down, it's got to be this way Where's the love? Where is the loyalty? We did our part now where is the love? Simmer down, control my temper Simmer down, the battle will be hotter Simmer down, it's hard 'cause it hurts so, Simmer down, kick me off Simmer down, but the pain still exists Simmer down, and hey I'm sure he'll be missed Simmer down, it'll make us stronger Simmer down, and we'll live alot longer so Simmer down, what goes around Simmer down, will come around Simmer down, I know I've got to simmer down Simmer down, I'm tryin' to simmer down Simmer down, I've got to got to Simmer Down ohh Simmer Down, it's hard 'cause it hurts Simmer Down

I used to think you understood Taught me right and learnt me good Made things simple for my brain Told the truth and made it plain But the implications I mistook Until I found out whose side you took And now with paper in my hand I'm beginning to understand So this is freedom - {They must be joking} They must be joking - {If they think its true} So this is freedom - (I doubt their truth} So this is freedom - {For me and you} From the front page news to the interviews It's sink the reds and lift the blues They pretend they're differing points of view But it's only different shades of blue But the implications I mistook Until I found out whose side you took And now with paper in my hand I'm beginning to understand So this is freedom - {They must be joking} They must be joking - {If they think its true} So this is freedom - (I doubt their truth} So this is freedom - {For me and you} (Guitar Solo) So this is freedom - {They must be joking} They must be joking - {If they think its true} So this is freedom - (I doubt their truth} So this is freedom - {For me and you} F.R.E.E.D.O.M. They locked us up once So they'll do it again C.H.A.I.N.E.D. They locked up my friends Now they're coming for me

Please don't show your soul to me I think I'd see the light shine through And please don't greet me on the street I'd like to see a world without you Please don't change your uniform And start to mourn the thousands dead And please wear what you've always worn And don't be drawn by what I've said 'Cause I've found there's nothing more That I could say to you Nothing I could do to change your mind Change your ways and your tune So please don't feel you have to sway Or move away from how you feel And please say what you mean to say And always stay with a heart of steel

Clambering men in big bad boots Dug up my den, dug up my roots Treated us like plasticine town They build us up and knocked us down From Meccano to Legoland Here they come with a brick in their hand Men with heads filled up with sand It's build It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots (Build) Whistling men in yellow vans They came and drew us diagrams Showed us how it all worked out And wrote it down, in case of doubt Slow, slow, and quick, quick, quick It's wall to wall and brick to brick They work so fast it makes you sick It's build It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots (Build) Oh, build It's build It's build Down with sticks and up with bricks In with boots and up with roots It's in with suits and new recruits It's build It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots (Build) It's build a house where we can stay (Build) Add a new bit, everyday (Build) It's build a road for us to cross (Build) Build us lots and lots and lots and lots and lots (Build)