Lawd, say, “Yes, I know you won’t run,

’Cause I gonna chain you good.”

Captain, captain, little too hard on me,

Lawd, captain little too hard on me.

Captain, captain, I’ll be glad to git home;

I’ll never come this way no mo’.

Captain called water boy,

Water boy begun to laugh.

Cap’n got shoe shine

Off water boy’s pants.