Mutiny

The captain he decided we’d all go ‘round the horn

In that fateful moment a hatred it was born

The trip was truly awful with the sleet and hail and

Wind

And by the time we turned back we’d lost 14 men

With that act the captain had lit a deadly spark

That would sit and smolder waiting in the dark

Before you lay your judgment please hear our story

Through

And you’ll see there was just one thing we could do

Mutiny! Mutiny!

The futile try it added almost four weeks to our trip

And when we hit the islands we just wanted off that

Ship

Exotic natives greeted us, girls beckoned from the

Beach

Our captain he decided a cruel lesson he would teach

The captain said: Now look here lads, your attitude’s

Quite poor

And for your bitter discontent you’ll not step foot on

The shore

So aboard our ship we sat as the forbidden plot took

Shape

We knew when that word was spoke that there’d be no

Escape from

Mutiny! Mutiny!

We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse

But from where we stood we had nothing left to lose

The crew had reached their limit, the captain crossed

The line

And the crew all stared that icy stare, ‘cause we knew

It was time for

Mutiny! Mutiny!

Three long hellish weeks we waited, anchored in the bay

And cursed the captain’s officers as they went ashore

Each day

And when the captain finally said “It’s time the sails

Were set

Off we sailed dreaming of girls we never met

Now we’ll make a second run to the horn, the captain

Said

But we knew that we would choose a different path

Instead

All that day we waited till the sun was setting low

And in the blood-red darkness were whispers down below

Of

Mutiny! Mutiny!

The officers were the first to go, they went down one

By one

As we approached the captain’s door, we were nearly

Done

The crew took all his weapons, but we gave him time to

Dress

When he was done, we bound him and threw him with the

Rest

Those that chose to join us we let stay on through the

Trip

The rest got tack and old salt beef and booted off the

Ship

They wanted the Horn so desperately, so we left them to

The sea

And sailed back to that island to take a sailor’s ease

From

Mutiny! Mutiny!

We all knew the risks when we lit that fuse

But from where we stood we had nothing left to lose

The crew had reached their limit, the captain crossed

The line

And the crew all stared that icy stare, ‘cause we knew

It was time for

Mutiny! Mutiny!

Now we stand before you knowing of our chosen fate

And now you know the cruelty of the story we relate

Goin’ round the horn again we knew there was no hope

So we chose a little pleasure and our end here from a

Rope