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