I thought I saw a flagship sailing by And we have found the answer the sailors cry But just as they were saying that their sea ran dry Leaving just the shadows 'cross my wall Our harvest it is endless the farmers cry And we have always plenty here to see us by Ten thousand people swept his fields just like a fire Leaving just the shadows 'cross my wall And their hearts are broke By this timeless joke But I ain't laughing too much No I ain't laughing much at all I thought I heard a preacher call I'm in too deep much too deep And his dwindling flock they panicked then, they began to weep I tried to keep the faith he called but there's none to keep There's only just the shadow 'cross my wall