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When I was just a lad of twelve, I joined a skipper's crew,
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To sail about the ocean wide, in search of treasures new
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But failed to batten down a hatch, I let in scores of water
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And that's when bo's'n introduced me to the captain's daughter
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Oh! The captain's daughter, she's a sight!
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She'll keep you up in the dead of night
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She'll make you weep 'till your eyes turn sore
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Like many other men before
[Verse 2]
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The captain was an older man, not known for giving tack
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He'd bring his daughter out for any ordinary Jack
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She'll make your skin shift colours faster than a signal flag
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So don't be caught adrift and let that cat out of the bag
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Oh! The captain's daughter, she's a sight!
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She'll keep you up in the dead of night
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She'll make you weep 'till your eyes turn sore
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Like many other men before
[Verse 3]
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Well, out across the pond one day we heard the crow's nest call
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And down the mast came crashing, being struck by cannonball
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The captain stood there laughing, bid us stand to our last breath
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But we'd rather face his daughter than a terrifying death
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Oh! The captain's daughter, she's a sight!
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She'll keep you up in the dead of night
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She'll make you weep 'till your eyes turn sore
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Like many other men before
[Verse 4]
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So onwards, to demise, she floats while we all beat to quarters
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"Abandon ship" the first mate cried and jumped into the water
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"Belay that!" cried the captain, "I did not give those orders!
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Fish out that dog from in the drink and fetch him to my daughter!"
[Chorus]
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Oh! The captain's daughter, she's a sight!
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She'll keep you up in the dead of night
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She'll make you weep 'till your eyes turn sore
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Like many other men before
[Verse 5]
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Though years ago I'm still reminded of those awful days
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My wife reminds me of the lash in oh so many ways
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But between the two of them I know which brings more pain
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I'd rather bring my back to bear than see my wife again!
[Chorus]
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Oh! The captain's daughter, she's a sight!
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She'll keep you up in the dead of night
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She'll make you weep 'till your eyes turn sore
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Like many other men before
