I can’t go to work till ha’f pas’ nine, darlin’.
Why I love my cap’n so, darlin’,
Why I love my cap’n so, darlin’
Why I love my cap’n so,
Ask him for a dollar an’ he give me fo’, darlin’.
[45] For music see [Chapter XIV].
I Tol’ My Cap’n That My Feet Was Col’[46]
I tol’ my cap’n that my feet was col’.
“God damn yo’ feet, let the car wheel roll.”
Cap’n, cap’n, old Ben won’t pull.