Sting — Weve Got Nowt Else

Jackie Good people give ear to me story Now, pay attention, and none of your lip For I’ve brought you these lads And their daddy Davy And their daddy Jackie Intending to build you’s a ship Men Wallsend is wor habitation It’s the place we was all born and bred Jackie And there’s no finer lads in the nation Men And none are more gallantly led Jackie Let’s get cracking gentlemen, chop chop! We’ve got a ship to build What’ve we got but the buzzer in the morning? What’ve we got but the laying of a keel? Jackie & Men What’ve we got Jackie But the cranes above us soaring? The commotion and the clamour in the welding of the steel What’ve we got Davy But the mist upon the river? Jackie What’ve we got Men But the noise inside the hold? Jackie & Men What’ve we got Jackie But the arse end of the weather? Where we work in horizontal rain, and Jackie, Davy, Men Shiver in the cold Jackie & Men What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t else.) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t else.) Men What’ve ye got Jackie But the singing in the cables? Men What’ve ye got Davy But the ringing in your ear? Men What’ve ye got Billy Well you can’t claim you’re disabled ‘Cause the bosses turned the tables And your rights have disappeared Jackie & Men What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t else.) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t else.) Jackie And what do you get for your politics? Men Now’t! Jackie What do you get for your vote? Men Now’t! Jackie Now what have we got at the end of the day? Men A great big bloody boat! Jackie You’ve got to die of something It’s written in your fate You might as well Die on a Tuesday And woe betide You’re late Men & Jackie What’ve ye got? (All you men what’s fit and able?) What’ve ye got? (For the straining in your neck?) What’ve ye got? (When you’re laid out on the table.) Men And the snapping of a cable when the rigging hits the deck? What’ve we got Tom But a yard full of big brothers? Men What’ve we got? Tom But a place to sling me tools? Men What’ve we got? Tom I can’t wait to tell me mother! Men And we’ll teach you plenty other things you’ll never learn in school! Jackie & Men What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t else.) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t else.) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) What’ve ye got? (What’ve we got?) You’ve got now’t. (We’ve got now’t.) We’ve got now’t, we’ve got now’t else...