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Artist: Crooked Still
Canonical path: /crooked-still/captain-captain
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Captain, Captain
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Captain, Captain
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Captain, Captain, tell me true does my sweet Willie sail with you?
No my dear, he isn't here for he is drowned in this ocean, dear
Answer me, oh give me joy for I love my soldier boy
Oh no, lady, he's not here. Dropped down dead in the gulf, my dear
Get me a chair to sit upon, and pen and ink, come write it down
On every line I will shed a tear: On every verse cry oh, my dear
Captain, Captain, build me a boat, out on these waters I must float
Searching for my Willy dear, for he has drowned in this ocean dear
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Crooked Still performs "Captain, Captain", and this lyric page sits inside the Crooked Still catalog on LyroVerse.
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