Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Rock Steady, artist - Sting. Date of issue: 31.12.1986
Song language: English
Rock Steady |
| Saw an ad in the newspaper that caught my eye |
| I said to my baby this sounds like the ticket for you and I It said volunteers wanted for a very special trip |
| To commune with Mother Nature on a big wooden ship |
| We took a taxi to the river in case any places were free |
| There was an old guy with a beard |
| And every kind of creature as far as the eye could see |
| This old guy was the boss, he said, |
| I won’t tell you no lie |
| But there’s more to this journey than is apparent to the eye |
| He said he’d heard God’s message on the radio |
| It was going to rain forever and he’d told him to go |
| I’ll protect you all don’t worry I’ll be father to you all |
| I’ll save two of every animal, no matter how small |
| But I’ll need some assistants to look after the zoo |
| I can’t see nobody better so you’ll just have to do |
| I said, Just tell me something before it’s too late and we’re gone |
| I mean just how safe is this boat we’ll be on? |
| It’s Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| It rained for forty days and forty long nights |
| I’d never seen rain like it and it looked like our old friend |
| Was being proved right |
| We had no time to worry though there was just too much to do Between the signified monkey and the kangaroo |
| We had to wash all the animals we had to feed them too |
| We were merely human slaves in a big floating zoo |
| She said, Hey baby I don’t mean to be flip |
| But it seems this old man is on some power trip |
| I said, No, no sugar you must be wrong |
| I mean look at the size of this boat we’re on. |
| We’re as safe as houses, as safe as mother’s milk |
| He’s as cool as November and as smooth as China silk |
| He’s God’s best friend, he’s got a seat on the board |
| And life may be tough but we’re sailing with the lord. |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |
| Woke up this morning and something had changed |
| Like a room in my house had just been rearranged |
| She said, It’s stopped raining and |
| I know the guy’s kind |
| But if we stay here much longer |
| I’m gonna lose my mind. |
| So we said we had a mission for his favorite dove |
| To see if there was any mercy from this great God above |
| So to find dry land, away the white bird flew |
| We didn’t need no country just a rock would do When the dove came back to us he threw down a twig |
| It was manna from heaven and meant we could blow this gig |
| But the rock’s too small, he said, can’t you see? |
| I said, It’s just perfect for her, it’s perfect for me. |
| Rock steady |
| Rock steady |