One By One Lyrics by Chumbawamba

One By One Lyrics

    Pontius Pilate 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 dreamed 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
    Play 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

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