Chumbawamba - Jacob's Ladder lyrics

Jacob's ladder Like rusty old nails, at the bottom of the sea Telling no tales, for the good of the Admiralty You jump when you're told to, through the open door And the King of Norway, hes the man you all died for [Chorus:] On this, Jacob's Ladder 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" A thousand lifetimes, left standing at the docks In the bar down in Whitehall, they're sure the boat won't rock In a file marked secrets in a drawer kept closed Nobody wonders, because nobody knows [Chorus] "And they sent him to the wars to be slain, to be slain And they sent him to the wars to be slain" [Chorus]