[Chorus] Down by the dockyard the waters lie still Big cranes like tombstones surround her Down by the dockyard the waters lie still Dead as the city that bounds her [Verse 1] The old woman wrapped in her long faded shawl In the doorway she waits for tomorrow Once there was laughter behind her old walls Now, just the grey face of sorrow [Verse 2] The houses are empty, the neighbours all gone Stones are still standing but theyre standing alone As th boat bound for Liverpool sings out her song The cobblstones echo silence [Chorus] Down by the dockyard the waters lie still The big cranes like tombstones surround her Down by the dockyard waters lie still Dead as the city bounds her [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Once she stood proud, and she held her head high Her mills and her factories growin Til hate came to rule her then told her lies Father fought son never knowin [Chorus] The gun became master and prejudice rules A home made for madmen, a haven for fools Still, shes built her own wasteland in her churches and schools Dead as the children shes buried
dockyard, lie, crane, still, water