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Artist: The Kingston Trio
Canonical path: /the-kingston-trio/farewell-captain
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Farewell Captain
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Farewell Captain
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Farewell to you, captain, the bravest in command
Goodbye to all the soldiers who didn't give a damn
For we're goin' back to Richmond, buddy, leavin' here today
Gonna sell our rifles for a jug and get drunk along the way.
'Twas in Virginia harbor Gen'ral Parker disappeared, tied sleeping soundly to a tree
How we wept as we launched him and so cheerfully we cheered as the gen'ral drifted slowly out to sea
At the battle of Manasses, I had my certain chance to bravely fight the red and white and blue.
I was so blasted brave I stuck branches in my pants and, yes, I played a tree 'til it was through
Please don't think that we are cowards. What a horrible suggestion! It's just that we don't feel that we belong
Bobby misses his dear mother, John has acid indigestion and I think I feel a migraine coming on
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