Captain Said

On the sea, raised and regimented
With both legs half segmented
He lost them in the war

I don't know how he ever fought
Or tied a sailors knot
He never yelled, he never swore

He never walked, he never ran
I say he's not a human man
And I say that's the truth

Haddock and cod, his morning musk
I swear I saw a walrus tusk
In place of a tooth

But he's our Captain and he's brave
And till the end of our days
He'll never leave our side

And though I cannot place
His exact species, sex or race
I'd want no one else leading our ride

Captain Said I'd rather be dead
Than let my ship go down
Please don't let me down
Please don't let my ship go down

He took me in as one of his own
Like a father love was shown
He became my family

For 40 days and 40 nights
I only saw harbour lights
But that was fine with me

Yes he's our Captain and he's kind
With a protective state of mind
He'd never let us die

Yet this feeling comes to me
That he was born inside the sea
But I really don't know why

Captain Said I'd rather be dead
Than let my ship go down
Please don't let me down
Please don't let my ship go down

Captain Said I'd rather be dead
Than let my ship go down
Please don't let me down
Please don't let my ship go down



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Writer(s): Blair Lucas
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