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Captain, Captain Overboard
He plunged into the sea
He took to the waves of the Merrigoneag
And he took with him: me.
Yes he took with him: me.

What a day, what a day to take a sail
High on ocean’s crust
Fill every sail to the brim with wind
We should, nay, we must
A wave, a wave so rogue and grand
Attacked us at the stern
Our Captain did tumble into the Sound
Then I, too, took my turn

Captain, Captain Overboard
He plunged into the sea
He took to the waves of the Merrigoneag
And he took with him: me.
Yes he took with him: me.

Like a lightning bolt from Poseidon’s trident
So quick we made our dive
“Oh Captain! Oh Captain! Grandfather of mine
I pray you are alive!”
“Yes lad, I am, but my spectacles
Now lie on ocean’s floor.
This day we lost my bi-focaled lenses,
Our pride, but nothing more!”

Captain, Captain Overboard
He plunged into the sea
He took to the waves of the Merrigoneag
And he took with him: me.
Yes he took with him: me.

May have been hours or days or weeks
Or months adrift at sea
As fortune could have it, was only a minute,
‘Fore the Maude returned to retrieve
With the grace of a sea lion I climbed back aboard
Ashamed by the hand I’d been dealt
The Captain returned to the helm with less grace
I hoisted him up by his belt.

Captain, Captain Overboard
He plunged into the sea
He took to the waves of the Merrigoneag
And he took with him: me.
Yes he took with him: me.

Fair maidens and wives whom we’d left safe at port
Rejoiced our safe return
Craning their necks to hear tale of triumphs
And conquests we had earned.
The room fell as silent as a stillborn babe
As the Captain’s speech began
Maybe, just maybe, we needn’t be pushed
To ever go full sail again.
We shall never go full sail again!

Captain, Captain Overboard
He plunged into the sea
He took to the waves of the Merrigoneag
And he took with him: me.
Yes he took with him: me.
Oh Captain, Captain Overboard
Who plunged into the sea.

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from Tales of the Brine and the Maritime, released July 14, 2015

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Adam Kurtz Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, pedal steel guitarist, manic-album-maker, wing enthusiast.

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