The Lisbon Maru Songtext
von Tom Hickox

Barman, I know you well,
You are a kind of crew.
You′ve hauled in halves of ordinary
And legion chasers too.
Listen to me barman,
Listen to this drunk.
I was on that ship and it really did get sunk.

You see I was a seaman,
A seaman on a warship.
I know you don't believe me
Because you never saw it.
I′m fifty years your senior,
I've fought waist deep in mud,
I've swum with severed heads in a crimson tide of blood.

I told you it was true,
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true:
The Lisbon Maru.


I was a prisoner of war,
Caught on The China Sea,
But never marked as such,
Bombed by my own country.
I was left to swim
Amongst the corpses and the sharks.
Somehow I am here with your beer and cheap remarks.

I told you it was true,
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true:
The Lisbon Maru.
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true:
The Lisbon Maru.

It′s in the news today,
So I′d like to hear your views today.

Barman, I know you well,
You are a kind of crew.
You've hauled in halves of ordinary
And legion chasers too.
Listen to me barman,
Listen to this drunk.
I was on that ship and it really did get sunk.


I told you it was true,
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true:
The Lisbon Maru.
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true,
I told you it was true:
The Lisbon Maru.