Ah, me name is Jackie White and I'm foreman of the yard, Ah, me name is Jackie White and I'm foreman of the yard, Ah, me nome é Jackie Branco e estou encarregado do quintal, And ye don't mess with Jackie on this quayside. And ye don't mess with Jackie on this quayside. E vós não mexa com Jackie neste cais. Why I'm as hard as iron plate, woe betide ye if yr late, Why I'm as hard as iron plate, woe betide ye if yr late, Por que eu sou tão duro como ferro chapa, ai de vós, se yr tarde, When we have to push the boat out on a spring tide. When we have to push the boat out on a spring tide. Quando temos que empurrar o barco para fora em uma maré de sizígia. Now ye could die and hope for Heaven, but ye'd need to work your shift, Now ye could die and hope for Heaven, but ye'd need to work your shift, Agora vocês poderiam morrer e esperança para o céu, mas ye'd precisa trabalhar seu turno, And I'd expect ye's all to back us to the hilt. And I'd expect ye's all to back us to the hilt. E eu esperaria vós é tudo para nos apoiar até o fim. And if St. Peter at his gate were to ask ye why yr late, And if St. Peter at his gate were to ask ye why yr late, E se São Pedro em seu portão estava a perguntar-vos por ano de atraso, Why you'd tell him that ye had to get a ship built. Why you'd tell him that ye had to get a ship built. Por que você diria a ele que vos tinha que pegar um navio construído. We built battleships and cruisers for Her Majesty the Queen, We built battleships and cruisers for Her Majesty the Queen, Nós construímos couraçados e cruzadores de Sua Majestade a Rainha, Super tankers for Onassis, and all the classes in between, Super tankers for Onassis, and all the classes in between, Super-petroleiros para Onassis, e todas as classes no meio, We built the greatest shipping tonnage that the world has ever seen, We built the greatest shipping tonnage that the world has ever seen, Nós construímos a maior tonelagem de transporte que o mundo já viu, And the only life we've known is in the shipyard. And the only life we've known is in the shipyard. E a única vida que conheço está no estaleiro. All the platers and the welders, and the boiler making crews, All the platers and the welders, and the boiler making crews, Todos os platers e os soldadores, ea caldeira fazendo tripulações, When they see that bugger finished on the slipway, When they see that bugger finished on the slipway, Quando eles vêem que bugger terminou na rampa de lançamento, All the hardship's soon forgot and we'll cheer as like as not, All the hardship's soon forgot and we'll cheer as like as not, Toda a dificuldade está logo esqueceu e vamos torcer como como como não, And the bairns'll wave their Union Jacks all day. And the bairns'll wave their Union Jacks all day. E a onda bairns'll seus Union Jacks durante todo o dia. It's a patriotic scene, all that's missing is the Queen, It's a patriotic scene, all that's missing is the Queen, É uma cena patriótico, tudo o que está faltando é a Rainha, But she said she couldn't make it of a Tuesday. But she said she couldn't make it of a Tuesday. Mas ela disse que não poderia fazê-lo de uma terça-feira. Then something wells up here inside, and you could take it in yr stride, Then something wells up here inside, and you could take it in yr stride, Então poços algo aqui dentro, e você pode levá-lo no tranco ano, But you wonder if you'll see another payday. But you wonder if you'll see another payday. Mas você quer saber se você vai ver um outro dia de pagamento. For there's a mixture of emotions, hatred, gratitude and pride, For there's a mixture of emotions, hatred, gratitude and pride, Por que há uma mistura de emoções, ódio, gratidão e orgulho, And you hate yourself for crying but it's difficult to hide, And you hate yourself for crying but it's difficult to hide, E você odeia a si mesmo para chorar, mas é difícil de esconder, For there's a sadness in the leavin' and ye worry what's ahead, For there's a sadness in the leavin' and ye worry what's ahead, Por que há uma tristeza no 'saindo e vos preocupar com o que vem pela frente, And that worry never leaves ye, keeps on nagging in yr head, And that worry never leaves ye, keeps on nagging in yr head, E que a preocupação nunca deixa-vos, continua a chatear a cabeça no ano, And so ye pray to God for orders, but ye'll worry till yr dead... And so ye pray to God for orders, but ye'll worry till yr dead... E assim vos peço a Deus para encomendas, mas YE preocupar até yr morto ... Until they bury your remains in the blacksmith's shed, Until they bury your remains in the blacksmith's shed, Até que enterrar seus restos em galpão do ferreiro, And the only life ye've known is in the shipyard. And the only life ye've known is in the shipyard. E a única ye've vida conhecida está no estaleiro. Steel in the stockyard, Steel in the stockyard, Aço no curral, Iron in the soul, Iron in the soul, Ferro na alma, We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. Vamos evocar um navio onde costumava haver um buraco. And I don't know what we'll do if this yard gets sold, And I don't know what we'll do if this yard gets sold, E eu não sei o que vamos fazer se este estaleiro é vendido, For the only life we've known is in the shipyard. For the only life we've known is in the shipyard. Pois a única vida que conheço está no estaleiro. My name is Adrian Sanderson and riveting's me trade, My name is Adrian Sanderson and riveting's me trade, But it's intellectual discourse I'm known better for, But it's intellectual discourse I'm known better for, And I may forego English grammar when I'm injured with a hammer, And I may forego English grammar when I'm injured with a hammer, But I've a preference for the deference of a metaphor. But I've a preference for the deference of a metaphor. I've read the Odyssey by Homer and the Iliad as well, I've read the Odyssey by Homer and the Iliad as well, I read Tacitus and Pliny and the Scarlet Pimpernel, I read Tacitus and Pliny and the Scarlet Pimpernel, I put a night shift in with Dante on his journey into Hell, I put a night shift in with Dante on his journey into Hell, And that's what we'll all be facing if the yard's put up to sell, And that's what we'll all be facing if the yard's put up to sell, For the only life ye've known is in the shipyard. For the only life ye've known is in the shipyard. Now what about those Trojan wars? And the troubles that they caused? Now what about those Trojan wars? And the troubles that they caused? When they sailed off on that summer's afternoon? When they sailed off on that summer's afternoon? Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson Aye, the ship they had was crap and they'd lost the effin' map, Aye, the ship they had was crap and they'd lost the effin' map, When they tried to get their selves back to the toon. When they tried to get their selves back to the toon. Adrian Sanderson Adrian Sanderson There's a lesson in these tales although they happened ages past, There's a lesson in these tales although they happened ages past, Just like in "Spartacus" that film by Stanley Kubrick. Just like in "Spartacus" that film by Stanley Kubrick. First it's tragedy then farce then they'll kick you in the arse, First it's tragedy then farce then they'll kick you in the arse, When you tempt the gods with arrogance and hubris. When you tempt the gods with arrogance and hubris. Well it's obvious I'm gifted with the rhymin' and the meter, Well it's obvious I'm gifted with the rhymin' and the meter, And hereabouts I'm thought of highly as a bard. And hereabouts I'm thought of highly as a bard. If I wasn't shooting rivets I'd be famous in me time, If I wasn't shooting rivets I'd be famous in me time, All those literary circles I could dazzle with me rhyme, All those literary circles I could dazzle with me rhyme, And I never lacked ambition you could say it was a crime, And I never lacked ambition you could say it was a crime, And rivets may be riveting but sonnets are sublime, And rivets may be riveting but sonnets are sublime, But the only life I've known is in the shipyard. But the only life I've known is in the shipyard. Steel in the stockyard, Steel in the stockyard, Iron in the soul, Iron in the soul, We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. But we don't know what we'll do if the yard gets sold, But we don't know what we'll do if the yard gets sold, For the only life we've known is in the shipyard. For the only life we've known is in the shipyard. Ah, me name is Tommy Thompson, I'm shop steward for the Union, Ah, me name is Tommy Thompson, I'm shop steward for the Union, Me dream is proletarian revolution, Me dream is proletarian revolution, Comrades, brothers, fellow travellers and others, Comrades, brothers, fellow travellers and others, Class struggle is the means of dialectic evolution. Class struggle is the means of dialectic evolution. Das Kapital's me bible and the ruling class are liable, Das Kapital's me bible and the ruling class are liable, And quoting Marx and Engels, it's entirely justifiable, And quoting Marx and Engels, it's entirely justifiable, If the workers' revolution here is ever to be viable, If the workers' revolution here is ever to be viable, And we become the rightful owners of this shipyard. And we become the rightful owners of this shipyard. So it's a one-day stoppage, or an overtime ban, So it's a one-day stoppage, or an overtime ban, Or a work to rule for the Five Year Plan. Or a work to rule for the Five Year Plan. 'Til the means of production are safely in our hands, 'Til the means of production are safely in our hands, And we become the rightful owners of this shipyard. And we become the rightful owners of this shipyard. I'm not saying it won't be hard if the boss hands us me cards, I'm not saying it won't be hard if the boss hands us me cards, When they try to close us down like other shipyards. When they try to close us down like other shipyards. And if industrial action only helps the competition, And if industrial action only helps the competition, As I've heard the bosses bleating from their usual position, As I've heard the bosses bleating from their usual position, And I stand accused of anarchy, disruption and sedition, And I stand accused of anarchy, disruption and sedition, Well ye'll never knock us down, you reactionary clowns! Well ye'll never knock us down, you reactionary clowns! When it's time for occupation of the shipyard. When it's time for occupation of the shipyard. My name is Peggy White, My name is Peggy White, And I've nursed ye through your injuries and yr cuts and wounds I've bound. And I've nursed ye through your injuries and yr cuts and wounds I've bound. Busted arms, and busted heads, Busted arms, and busted heads, Broken backs and broken legs, Broken backs and broken legs, I'd sooner put ye in a splint than have them put ye in the ground. I'd sooner put ye in a splint than have them put ye in the ground. And the fumes from all the welding where the poison air is hung, And the fumes from all the welding where the poison air is hung, And the toxic radiation that's been blackening your tongue, And the toxic radiation that's been blackening your tongue, I could give you's all an aspirin while you're coughing up your lungs, I could give you's all an aspirin while you're coughing up your lungs, But it's all you'll ever get here in this shipyard. But it's all you'll ever get here in this shipyard. [Additional lyrics not included on the track] [Additional lyrics not included on the track] Me name is Arthur Cook, I'm the union superintendent, Me name is Arthur Cook, I'm the union superintendent, Where I represent the interests of ye's all. Where I represent the interests of ye's all. And I listen to you men as you talk about the future, And I listen to you men as you talk about the future, But the truth is that we're heading for a God almighty fall. But the truth is that we're heading for a God almighty fall. But it's clear that intervention's not the government's intention, But it's clear that intervention's not the government's intention, 'Cos they've got no need for ships, now have I got your full attention? 'Cos they've got no need for ships, now have I got your full attention? While the closing of the yard may be beyond your comprehension, While the closing of the yard may be beyond your comprehension, I'm the one who sees the writin' on the shipyard wall. I'm the one who sees the writin' on the shipyard wall. I've begged and I've pleaded at every meeting that we've held, I've begged and I've pleaded at every meeting that we've held, That we limit our demands to this reality, That we limit our demands to this reality, It's like two different metals in a join ye cannot weld, It's like two different metals in a join ye cannot weld, And there's nothing to be gained from this dream of solidarity. And there's nothing to be gained from this dream of solidarity. There's nowt for us to bargain with when the industry's at sea, There's nowt for us to bargain with when the industry's at sea, It must be obvious to you as it's obvious to me, It must be obvious to you as it's obvious to me, And my advice to all of you's is to take redundancy, And my advice to all of you's is to take redundancy, And accept that there's no future in this shipyard. And accept that there's no future in this shipyard. Steel in the stockyard, Steel in the stockyard, Iron in the soul, Iron in the soul, We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. But I don't know what we'll do if the yard gets sold, But I don't know what we'll do if the yard gets sold, For the only life we've known is in the shipyard. For the only life we've known is in the shipyard. Ah, me name is Davy Harrison, I like a drink or two, Ah, me name is Davy Harrison, I like a drink or two, You could ask me when it started but I haven't got a clue. You could ask me when it started but I haven't got a clue. I'm never sad or miserable I'm never ever blue, I'm never sad or miserable I'm never ever blue, And I'll still be up tomorrow for the shipyard. And I'll still be up tomorrow for the shipyard. I drink meself into a stupor and I wake up with two heeds, I drink meself into a stupor and I wake up with two heeds, And then the missus starts complainin' about all me drunken deeds, And then the missus starts complainin' about all me drunken deeds, Like when I got the train to Sunderland but found meself in Leeds, Like when I got the train to Sunderland but found meself in Leeds, And I had to get up early for the shipyard. And I had to get up early for the shipyard. I once gave up the drinking, was it 1963? I once gave up the drinking, was it 1963? But it seems as if sobriety was not the thing for me, But it seems as if sobriety was not the thing for me, It was the worst three hours I ever hope to see... It was the worst three hours I ever hope to see... Steel in the stockyard, Steel in the stockyard, Iron in the soul, Iron in the soul, We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. We'll conjure up a ship where there used to be a hole. And the ship sets sail and the tale gets told, And the ship sets sail and the tale gets told, And the only life I've known is in the shipyard. And the only life I've known is in the shipyard. Steel in the stockyard, Steel in the stockyard, Iron in the soul, Iron in the soul, We'll get the bastard finished, and we'll end up on the dole. We'll get the bastard finished, and we'll end up on the dole. And we don't know what we'll do if the yard gets sold, And we don't know what we'll do if the yard gets sold, The only life we've ever known is in the shipyard. The only life we've ever known is in the shipyard.