Jacob's Ladder Lyrics

The song Jacob's Ladder is performed by Chumbawamba in the album named Readymades and Then Some in the year 2003 .



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
(Repeats)
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
(Repeats)
On this Jacob's Ladder
The only way up is down
Three days in the water
Watching all the secrets drown
(Repeats)
Jacob's Ladder
(Repeats)
O Bulldog Leader, sooner or later we'll dig up the body and try your cadaver (repeats)



Chumbawamba - Readymades and Then Some

Oct 2003

  1. Salt Fare, Noth Sea
  2. Jacob's Ladder
  3. All In Vain
  4. Home With Me
  5. If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me
  6. Don't Try This At Home
  7. Song For Len Shackleton
  8. Without Reson Or Rhyme (The Killing Of Harry Stanley)
  9. Don't Pass Go
  10. One Way Or The Other
  11. When I'm Bad
  12. Sewing Up Crap
  13. After Shelley

Jacob's Ladder