The Flying Dutchman

Last night I dreamt I saw a seagull fly
Between Orion and the southern sky
I saw a captain and he waved at me
In between the devil and the deep blue sea

That's not a seagull it's an albatross
That's not Orion it's the Southern cross
That's not the captain it's the captain's wife
In between an island and a sea of strife

Indian ocean, wild and free
O South Atlantic, Zuiderzee
Cape of Good Hope, Cape of Storms
One day I'll cross Capricorn

Is that a river or a trail of tears?
Is that a forest or a vale of spears?
Is that the captain or the captain's ghost,
In between Agulhas and the Skeleton Coast?

Last night I dreamt I saw a seagull fly
Between Tugela and the River Kei
I saw the captain and he called my name
The more things change the more they stay the same
The more things change the more they stay the same

Indian ocean, wild and free
O South Atlantic, Zuiderzee
Cape of Good Hope, Cape of Storms
One day I'll cross Capricorn
One day I'll cross Capricorn