So Dies the Captain

I've not before been aboard as ships set sail, I tended to my father's needs

Quite a figure in his day he saw the world and conquered most of what he'd seen

Now the wind's gone out of his sails

and his mast is broken & dry

and the fire's gone out of the eyes

of the Captain. So dies my Captain

As a lad he heard the call and sailed the world in service to the crown and king

When in battle he stood tall as all the world crumbled down around him

Later on he would recall the gentlemen he buried on some foreign soil

And he'd call them each by name so all the world might remember

And now the wind's gone out of his sails

And the fire's gone out of his eyes

And the ship's bell no longer rings

for the Captain. So dies my Captain

Finally free to see the world of lesser men, and seek my fortune

Lonely are my nights on watch as all the crew toast to our good fortune

They can't recall a fairer sea in all the world, or clearer stars to guide thme

They revel in the spoils of war and toast their gods for all that they've bestowed them

Now the wind's come into my sails

And it guides me forward and true

As the breath my father once drew

So dies the Captain

And his blood burns hot in my veins

And his fire burns bright in my eyes

Though the ships bell no longer rings

For the Captain. So dies the Captain

So dies the Captain