The Captain

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I wish I had an eyeglass 
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Polished brass and bone 
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To see beyond this ocean 
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Now I’m going on alone 

 
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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

 
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The ropes you bound around me 
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They’re tighter than your fist 
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And when I come to cutting 
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They’ll be first upon on my list 

 
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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

 
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I wish I was in Waterfall 
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Wading ankles deep 
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My tongue’s too dry to lick my wounds 
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And I got no tears to weep 


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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 


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Standing at my garden gate 
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Both feet on the ground 
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I’m heading down to Lovers’ Leap 
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Gonna watch that ship go down 

 
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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

 
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Never left the midlands 
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Never saw the foam 
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But now I’ve lost that good old man 
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I’m miles away from home 

 
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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

 
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I never felt them silken sheets 
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A-Licking on my skin 
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But now that captain’s going down 
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My ship’s coming in 

 
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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

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Oh the captain he is dead 
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Oh the captain he is dead 

Outro: 
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