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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Captain Red


From The Book
The Legend of Captain Outrageous
Captain Red, Captain Red, You’ve fallen cold and dead.
And your little Parakeet to me he said,
Oh where! Oh where is Captain Red!

The sea that night it came a thrashing,
And the rigging it came a crashing.
A yardarm came down upon your head,
And among your crew there fell a dread.
And your little parakeet to me he said,
Oh where! Oh where is Captain Red!

The sea it called you as a child,
And we know that call is wild,
For many a story has been told,
Of how piracy stole your soul.

You spent your life in search of treasure,
For this was truly your greatest pleasure.
But now you’re gone and the deck is red,
Where at last you laid your head.
And your little parakeet to me he said
Oh where! Oh where is Captain Red!

They will miss you, oh master, fallen cold and dead!
They will miss you, Oh Captain, Lord Benjamin Red!
But the moon tonight is very bright,
And the sea is shimmering with its light.

And Life again seems very sweet,
Except to one little parakeet,
Who sits on me with saddened eyes,
As if though he’d wish to cry.

And your little parakeet to me he says,
Oh where! Oh where is my Captain Red!
©



May 29, 1991
George Henry Nichols

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