Lyrics to
Ship Of Fools

This version of Ship Of Fools was released by The Doors in 1970.

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The human race was dyin’ out
Noone left to scream and shout
People walking on the moon
Smog will get you pretty soon

Everyone was hanging out
Hanging up and hanging down
Hanging in and holding fast
Hope our little world will last

Yeah, along came Mr. Goodtrips
Looking for a new a ship
Come on, people better climb on board
Come on, baby, now we’re going home
Ship of fools, ship of fools

The human race was dyin’ out
Noone left to scream and shout
People walking on the moon
Smog will get you pretty soon
Ship of fools, ship of fools
Ship of fools, ship of fools
Ship of fools, ship of fools

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About Lyrics and Ship Of Fools by The Doors

The lyrics for Ship Of Fools are defined as the words making up the song released by The Doors in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Ship Of Fools have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Doors and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Ship Of Fools by The Doors if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Ship Of Fools" means the words set to the music of Ship Of Fools, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Doors. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Ship Of Fools and the lyrics to Ship Of Fools are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Doors who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ship Of Fools, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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