Captain mus’ be big,
Weighs two-fifty pounds.
Captain, Lawd, mus’ be big,
Weighs two-fifty pounds.
Captain, captain, good long ways,
Lawd, captain, come from Chicago.
I ask the captain the time of day,
Say, “None of you damn business to know.”
If I’d A-Known My Cap’n Was Blin’[45]
If I’d a-known my cap’n was blin’, darlin’,