Pete Seeger - Two from Shakespeare: Full Fathom Five/Perchance to Win lyrics
[Pete Seeger - Two from Shakespeare: Full Fathom Five/Perchance to Win lyrics]
Full fathom five thy father lies
Of his bones are coral made:
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell, Ding dong
Hark! now I hear them, ding dong, bell
To fight, perchance to win, aye
There's the rub
For victory brings power and prestige
And the children of the
Children of the fighters
Take all for granted, and, in turn, oppress
Of his bones are coral made:
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell, Ding dong
Hark! now I hear them, ding dong, bell
To fight, perchance to win, aye
There's the rub
For victory brings power and prestige
And the children of the
Children of the fighters
Take all for granted, and, in turn, oppress