The Captain (And His Lady Wife Fair)
Captain, oh captain, do you remember? Am7 Dm
T'was the officers ball the start of September, Am7 Em
You brought your lady friend fair and I was soon enraptured Am7 Dm
She wore a summer dress, flowered and strapless. Am7 Em
Captain, oh captain, I must make a confession, Am7 Dm
I've broken the protocol and I've betrayed another, Am7 Em
But you brought your own ammunition, Am7 Dm
When you turned your back she would look me up and down. Am7 Em
Her skin was like gold and her taste sweetest salt, C G
I drowned in her fire, facing torture and desire, F C
We merged into one, we held the divine there, C G
Our bodies promised always to remember. F C
I could have held her forever Dm
I could have held her from you
Captain, oh captain, you went out to the garden
With the Majors and the generals to drink fine whisky
Smoked your strong pipes and talked about nothing
I talked to her about everything
Captain, oh captain we were fucking before we were speaking
This love affair started long before we were born
You were always the blue eyed boy rose through the ranks fast as lightning
And she's the trophy you won, so I'm taking her away
Her skin...
I could have kissed her forever
I could have given my pledge to her
Captain, oh captain, she deserves something better
Than military men, us simple dogs of war
And I know that you loved her and she thought she was true
But I couldn't let her lie to herself or to you
Captain, oh captain we'll face the guns together
We'll till the soil and nurture the earth one day
She was soft and warm and hot and wanton
You were honourable and noble unlike your second in command
Her skin...
I see her in visions
True beauty fading into an ocean of dark
T'was the officers ball the start of September, Am7 Em
You brought your lady friend fair and I was soon enraptured Am7 Dm
She wore a summer dress, flowered and strapless. Am7 Em
Captain, oh captain, I must make a confession, Am7 Dm
I've broken the protocol and I've betrayed another, Am7 Em
But you brought your own ammunition, Am7 Dm
When you turned your back she would look me up and down. Am7 Em
Her skin was like gold and her taste sweetest salt, C G
I drowned in her fire, facing torture and desire, F C
We merged into one, we held the divine there, C G
Our bodies promised always to remember. F C
I could have held her forever Dm
I could have held her from you
Captain, oh captain, you went out to the garden
With the Majors and the generals to drink fine whisky
Smoked your strong pipes and talked about nothing
I talked to her about everything
Captain, oh captain we were fucking before we were speaking
This love affair started long before we were born
You were always the blue eyed boy rose through the ranks fast as lightning
And she's the trophy you won, so I'm taking her away
Her skin...
I could have kissed her forever
I could have given my pledge to her
Captain, oh captain, she deserves something better
Than military men, us simple dogs of war
And I know that you loved her and she thought she was true
But I couldn't let her lie to herself or to you
Captain, oh captain we'll face the guns together
We'll till the soil and nurture the earth one day
She was soft and warm and hot and wanton
You were honourable and noble unlike your second in command
Her skin...
I see her in visions
True beauty fading into an ocean of dark
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Writer(s): Steven K Driver
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