Lyrics:
Is it worth itA new winter coat and shoes for the wifeAnd a bicycle on the boy's birthdayIt's just a rumour that was spread around townBy the women and childrenSoon we'll be shipbuildingWell I ask youThe boy said 'dad they're going to take me to taskBut I'll be back by christmas'It's just a rumour that was spread around townSomebody said that someone got filled inFor saying that people get killed inThe result of this shipbuildingWith all the will in the worldDiving for dear lifeWhen we could be diving for pearlsIt's just a rumour that was spread around townA telegram or a picture postcardWithin weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyardsAnd notifying the next of kinOnce againIt's all we're skilled inWe will be shipbuildingWith all the will in the worldDiving for dear lifeWhen we could be diving for pearls