Jacob's Ladder Lyrics - Singles - Chumbawamba

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 

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's in a drawer kept closed 

Nobody wonders because nobody knows 

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 

And they sent him to the wars to be slain, to be slain 

And they sent him to the wars to be slain 

And they sent him to the wars to be slain, to be slain 

And they sent him to the wars to be slain 

On this Jacob's ladder 

The only way up is down 

Three days in the water 

Watching all the secrets drown 

On this Jacob's ladder 

The only way up is down 

Three days in the water 

Watching all the secrets drown 

Jacob's ladder 

Sooner or later 

We'll dig up the body and try your cadaver 

Sooner or later 

We'll dig up the body and try your cadaver 

Sooner or later 

Jacob's ladder