What’s the use o’ hurryin’?

’Cause I got a life time.

Captain, captain, what time o’ day?

Captain, captain, what time o’ day?

Say he look at Waterbury,

Throw his watch away.

Lawd, captain, captain, did you hear,

Lawd, captain, did you hear about it?

All your men gonna leave you,

All your men gonna leave you on next pay day.