We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Captain

from Money for beer by Dave Jacquet

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $0.50 USD  or more

     

lyrics

My mother married the Captain
It was destined to be love for a while
He would not shake my hand
And he would not crack a smile

My daddy served in the Army
And the Captain knew him from afar
When Daddy reached the end of his journey
The Captain didn’t have a single scar

Cuz cowards they lead from behind
Scared out of their mind
Cowards send others to die
That’s why they can’t look their kids in the eye

My mother married the Captain
While she still felt pretty and young
But fear is what she was all wrapped in
And she forgot about right and wrong

They sent me and brother away
To school in some foreign land
The Captain wanted us out of the way
My mother obeyed his command

Cuz cowards they lead from behind
Scared out of their mind
Cowards send others to die
That’s why they can’t look their kids in the eye

My mother she married the Captain
And she saw him be lowered in the ground
She didn’t listen to the Chaplain
It wasn’t her first go ‘round

The Captain was caught with another man’s wife
With his hands in her cookie jar
He died at the point of a knife
I guess he got his first scar

CHORUS

My mother married the Captain
It was destined to be love for a while

credits

from Money for beer, released March 2, 2016

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Dave Jacquet Maine

Originally a horns player, Dave came to the guitar via the piano. Dave plays weekly live shows in Southern Maine and runs such websites as ThreeChordGuitar.com, SongwritingCircle.com and GuitarVideoReviews.com among others.

contact / help

Contact Dave Jacquet

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Dave Jacquet, you may also like: