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
 dreamed 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
 Play 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