The Captain

G G I wish I had an eyeglass G Polished brass and bone G To see beyond this ocean G Now I’m going on alone D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead G The ropes you bound around me G They’re tighter than your fist G And when I come to cutting G They’ll be first upon on my list D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead G I wish I was in Waterfall G Wading ankles deep G My tongue’s too dry to lick my wounds G And I got no tears to weep D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead G Standing at my garden gate G Both feet on the ground G I’m heading down to Lovers’ Leap G Gonna watch that ship go down D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead G Never left the midlands G Never saw the foam G But now I’ve lost that good old man G I’m miles away from home D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead G I never felt them silken sheets G A-Licking on my skin G But now that captain’s going down G My ship’s coming in D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead Em C Em C Em G