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
He`s the man you all died for
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
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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 `Secret`
In a drawer kept closed
Nobody wonders
Because nobody knows
About 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
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On this Jacob`s Ladder
The only way up is down
Three days in the water
Watching all the secrets drown
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Jacob`s Ladder
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O Bulldog Leader, sooner or later we`ll dig up the body and try your cadaver (repeats)