Shipbuilding was Suede's contribution to the Help album in aid of
Bosnia. It is a cover of the Elvis Costello classic and not surprisingly
an improvement on the original; although I am sure Elvis Costello fans
Warchild for
I think it is
won't
agree with me.
Is it worth it, a new winters coat and shoes for the wife
And a bicycle on the boys birthday
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
By the woman and children, soon we'll be shipbuilding
Well I ask you, the boy said
"Dad there going to take me to task,
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
Somebody said that someone got filled in
But I'll be back by Christmas"
For saying that people get killed in the results of their shipbuilding
Diving for dear life, when we could be diving for pearls
With all the will in the world,
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
Within weeks we will be reopening the shipyard
And notifying the next of kin, once again
A telegram or a picture postcard
It's always killed in,
We will be shipbuilding
Diving for dear life, when we could be diving for pearlsWith all the will in the world,