In Babel where I was born Lived a man who sailed to sea And he told us of his life In the land of submarines
So he built himself a barge And he lit it up with magic stones Driven forth by mighty winds So he found himself a better home
We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine
And our friends are all on board Mostly passed out on the floor And the band begins to play
We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine
{Full speed ahead, Mr. Jared, full speed ahead! Full speed it is, prophet! Swill the pigs, open the hole! Aye, sir, aye! Captain, captain! [pronounced cap'n, cap'n]}
As we live a life of ease (A life of ease) Everyone of us (Everyone of us) has all we need (Has all we need) Sky of blue (Sky of blue) and sea of green (Sea of green) In our wooden (In our wooden) submarine (Submarine, ha, ha)
We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine We all live in a wooden submarine wooden submarine, wooden submarine