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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