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Related: About this forumWorld Party: Ship of Fools
This song from 1987 (30 years ago!!) sums up my feelings on Trump's presidency pretty astutely.
Someone get me off this ship of fools! Here are the lyrics:
We're setting sail
To the place on the map from which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip baby
Pay, you will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no no
I want to run and hide
Right now
Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Drowning in the oceans of history
Travellin' the world, you're in search of no good
But I'm sure you'll build your Sodom like I knew you would
Using all the good people for your galley slaves
As your little boat struggles through the the warning waves
But you will pay, you will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow
You gonna pay tomorrow
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no
Where's it comin' from or where's it goin' to?
It's just a, it's just a ship of fools
All aboard
To the place on the map from which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip baby
Pay, you will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no no
I want to run and hide
Right now
Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Drowning in the oceans of history
Travellin' the world, you're in search of no good
But I'm sure you'll build your Sodom like I knew you would
Using all the good people for your galley slaves
As your little boat struggles through the the warning waves
But you will pay, you will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow
You gonna pay tomorrow
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don't want to sail with this ship of fools, no
Where's it comin' from or where's it goin' to?
It's just a, it's just a ship of fools
All aboard
But I think we can all agree that Trump's going to pay tomorrow. Mueller's knocking at your door! You will pay tomorrow!
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World Party: Ship of Fools (Original Post)
Saviolo
Nov 2017
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Roland99
(53,342 posts)1. Someone was listening to SiriusXM Ch 33 this morning!
Heard that on the way into my Dr appt (annual)
Saviolo
(3,280 posts)2. Haha! Coincidence, only!
It's one of my favourite songs of all time and I was listening to it on Google Play last night. Just seemed like a good time for it
underpants
(182,745 posts)3. Still have that CD
Some of the songs are scratched but not that song.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)5. Oh yeah have that song often in my head . ..Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool(s)
By the light of the crosses that burn
Saviolo
(3,280 posts)6. Chilling in its accuracy.
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
LiberalLovinLug
(14,169 posts)7. K & R
One of my favorite albums. Didn't get the acclaim it deserved IMO. A lot of good songs on that album.
And yeah, these lyrics are so apropos.
ailsagirl
(22,893 posts)8. I posted this a few months back
Fantastic song!!! Even more relevant now than when it first was released!!