One By One (acoustic Version) Lyrics - Chumbawamba

Pontius Pilot came to our town 

Up to the dockyards 

To see the picket line 

We asked him to help 

But he just turned around 

He's the leader of the union now 

Leader of the union 

All of our questions he ignored 

He washed his hands 

And he dreamt of his reward 

A seat in the House of Lords 

One by one 

The ships come sailing in 

One by one 

The ships go sailing out 

We live for words and die for words 

Principles we can afford 

When all our brothers turn to Lords 

Whose side are you on? 

You tell the world your hands are tied 

History three times denied 

A sea of changes, three miles wide 

Whose side are you on? 

One by one 

The ships come sailing in 

One by one 

The ships go sailing out 

This conspiracy of shame 

Murder by some other name 

Pay up and play the game 

Whose side are you on? 

If any ask us why we died? 

We tell them that our leaders lied 

Sold us out, down the riverside 

Whose side are you on? 

One by one 

The ships come sailing in 

One by one 

The ships go sailing out 

One by one 

The ships come sailing in 

One by one 

The ships go sailing out 

One by one 

The ships come sailing in 

One by one 

The ships go sailing out 

One by one 

The ships come sailing in 

One by one 

The ships go sailing out