Captain Kennedy

[Verse 1]

I am a young mariner who's headed to war

I'm thinking 'bout my family and what it was for

There's water on the wood and the sails feel good

And when I get to shore I hope that I can kill good

[Verse 2]

My father was a sailor name of Captain Kennedy

He lost his wooden schooner to the Germans on the sea

Exploded on the water for everyone to see

And humiliate that American

Oh Captain Kennedy

[Verse 3]

I saw him in Nassau in 1971

His strength was failing but he still ran a run

He worked 'til his fingers well they wore right to the bone

To buy that wooden schooner and sail on his own

[Verse 4]

He was known in the islands as hundred foot iron

That steel hull freighter was passing its time

Oh and time flew by faster with life on the sea

And the days they grew shorter for Captain

Oh Captain Kennedy

[Verse 5]

And me, I am a young mariner who's headed to war

Oh I'm thinking 'bout my family and what it was for

There's water on the wood and the sails feel good

And when I get to shore I hope I can kill good