Like rusty old nails
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At the bottom of the sea
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Telling no tales
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For the good of the Admiralty
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You jump when you're told to
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Through the open door
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And the King of Norway
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He's the man you all died for
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On this Jacob's Ladder
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The only way up is down
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Three days in the water
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Watching all the secrets drown
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Jacob's Ladder
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<Interlude>
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'And they sent him to the wars
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to be slain, to be slain
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And they sent him to the wars
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to be slain'
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'And they sent him to the wars
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to be slain, to be slain
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And they sent him to the wars
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to be slain'
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A thousand lifetimes
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Left standing at the docks
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In the bar down in Whitehall
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They're sure the boat won't rock
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In a file marked 'Secret'
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In a drawer kept closed
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Nobody wonders
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Because nobody knows
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On this Jacob's Ladder
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The only way up is down
|
Three days in the water
|
Watching all the secrets drown
|
Jacob's Ladder
|
'And they sent him to the wars
|
to be slain, to be slain
|
And they sent him to the wars
|
to be slain'
|
'And they sent him to the wars
|
to be slain, to be slain
|
And they sent him to the wars
|
to be slain'
|
'And they sent him to the wars
|
to be slain, to be slain
|
And they sent him to the wars
|
to be slain'
|
On this Jacob's Ladder
|
The only way up is down
|
Three days in the water
|
Watching all the secrets drown
|
About this Jacob's Ladder
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The only way up is down
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Three days in the water
|
Watching all the secrets drown
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Jacob's Ladder
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Jacob's ladder
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| CHUMBA WAMBA |
