A brilliant song from the wonderful 10-piece Fisherman s Friends of Port Isaac in
Cornwall. I m not sure about a couple of the chords, but this works fine for me.
*Sparse accompaniment*
[CHORUS]
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues
we re on the road to nowhere,
let s find out where it goes
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues.
*Full accompaniment*
[VERSE 1]
Leave all your furrows in the fields where they lie
Your factories and offices;
kiss them all goodbye
Have a little faith in the dream maker in the sky
There s glory in believing him
and it s all in the beholder s eye.
[CHORUS]
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues
we re on the road to nowhere,
let s find out where it goes
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues.
[VERSE 2]
Turn off your engines and slow down your wheels
Suddenly your master plan loses its appeal
Everybody knows that this reality s not real
So raise a glass to all things past and celebrate how good it feels.
[CHORUS]
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues
we re on the road to nowhere,
let s find out where it goes
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues.
[BRIDGE]
Awash on the sea of our own vanity
We should rejoice in our individuality
Though it s gale force, let s steer a course for sanity
*Sparse accompaniment*
[CHORUS]
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues
we re on the road to nowhere,
let s find out where it goes
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues.
*Full accompaniment*
[CHORUS]
*slowing to finish on last line*
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues
we re on the road to nowhere,
let s find out where it goes
It might be a ladder to the stars, who knows
Come, all you no hopers,
you jokers and rogues.
