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,
andquot;i wonand't tell you no lie
but thereand's more to this journey
than is apparent to the eyeandquot;
he said heand'd heard godand's message on the radio
it was going to rain forever and heand'd told him to go
andquot;iand'll protect you all donand't worry iand'll be father to you all
iand'll save two of every animal, no matter how small
but iand'll need some assistants to look after the zoo
i canand't see nobody better so youand'll just have to doandquot;
i said, andquot;just tell me something before itand's too late and weand're gone
i mean just how safe is this boat weand'll be on?andquot;
andquot;itand's rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock stead, rock steady
rock steady, rock steadyandquot;
It rained for forty days and forty long nights
iand'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, andquot;hey baby i donand't mean to be flip
but it seems this old man is on some power tripandquot;
i said, andquot;no, no sugar you must be wrong
i mean look at the size of this boat weand're on
weand're as safe as houses, as safe as motherand's milk
heand's as cool as november and as smooth as china silk
heand's godand's best friend, heand's got a seat on the board
and life may be tough but weand're sailing with the lord.andquot;
Rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
Woke up this morning and something had changed
like a room in my house had just been rearranged
she said, andquot;itand's stopped raining and
i know the guyand's kind
but if we stay here much longer
iand'm gonna lose my mind.andquot;
so we said we had a mission for his favourite dove
to see if there was any mercy from this great god above
so to find dry land, away the white bird flew
we didnand'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
andquot;but the rockand's too small,andquot; he said, andquot;canand't you see?andquot;
i said, andquot;itand's just perfect for her, itand's perfect for me.andquot;
Rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
rock steady, rock steady
