Little Ships

Four hundred thousand men left stranded
Along the beaches of the coast of France
Their backs against the cold North Sea
No hope no place to go
Then came a miracle, Operation Dynamo

Those were the days of little ships
Trawlermen put their lives at risk
Manning each fishing boat alone
To bring the unknown heroes back home

Left sitting ducks for fighters overhead
These brave young men are almost left for dead
Then high on the horizon optimism grew when
Hundreds of tiny vessels came sailing into view

Those were the days of little ships
Trawlermen put their lives at risk
Manning each fishing boat alone
To bring heroes home
Oh, to bring heroes home

Sail away to sanctuary
All in the name of humanity (sail away)

Those were the days of little ships
Trawlermen put their lives at risk
Manning each fishing boat alone
To bring heroes home (oh, to bring heroes home)

Those were the days of little ships
Trawlermen put their lives at risk (oh, sail away)
Manning each fishing boat alone
To bring the unknown heroes back home

Sail away to sanctuary
All in the name of humanity
Sail away to sanctuary
In the name of humanity