The Waterboys — Going To Paris

We are going to Paris In a ship with red sails As the storm gathers slowly We eat fishheads and snails The mate jumps up, throws down a line To a man overboard for the ninetieth time And then he says with a wink "Sometimes I think I've been doing this forever! " We are going to Paris In a ship called the?? There are signs in the sky at night That the Captain says he's seen I keep books under my pillow And read them before I sleep Strange places I go to Strange companies I keep We are going to Paris We are one and thirty strong I can feel it in the air We'll be there before long The wind has come Like a man insane, insane We are going to Paris It rains and it rains We are going to Paris In a ship with red sails We are going to Paris In a ship with red sails