Shipbuilding

Is it worth it?
A new winter coat and shoes for the wife
And a bicycle on the boy's birthday

It's just a rumor that was spread around
For the women and children
Soon we'll be shipbuilding

And while I ask you
And the boy said: Oh they're going to take me to task
But I'll be back by Christmas

It's just a rumor spread around that they
And somebody said: I heard that someone got filled in
For saying we could get get killed in
As a result of the shipbuilding

And with all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls

It's just a rumor that's been spread around
A telegram or a picture postcard
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
And notifying the next of kin once again ...

And with all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls