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The Sea Captain

from Fly Me Home by Chimney Swift

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A.Z. learned this version of the song, which is sometimes called "Maid on the Shore," from a recording of Canadian singer Angelo Dornan

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There was a Sea Captain who sailed the salt sea
Let the wind blow high, blow low
I will die, I will die, the Sea Captain did cry
If I don't get that maid on the shore-o,
Shore-o, if I don't get that maid on the shore

The Captain had silver, the Captain had gold
The Captain had costly ware-o
All this he would give to his jolly ship's crew
If they'd row him that maid on the shore-o,
Shore-o, if they'd row him that maid on the shore

With little persuasion they got her on board
The weather being fine and so clear-o
And stowed her away in his cabin below
Farewell to all sorrow and care,
Care, farewell to all sorrow and care

He asked if she'd sing him a verse of a song
To drive away sorrow and care-o
Her voice was so neat, so mild and complete
She sang Captain and sailors to sleep,
Sleep, sang Captain and sailors to sleep

Then she took all his jewels, she took all his gold,
She took all his costly ware-o
Then fashioned an oar from the Captain's broadsword
And paddled her way to the shore-o,
Shore-o, and paddled herself to the shore

And when the Captain he awoke
All alone in despair-o
He sighed and he sobbed and he cried, I've been robbed
By that sweet-singing maid on the shore-o,
Shore-o, that sweet-singing maid on the shore

Oh were my men drunk or were my men mad
Or were my men deep in despair-o
To let you away from my cabin so gay
And to paddle your way to the shore-o,
Shore-o, and paddle away to the shore

Your men were not not drunk and your men were not mad
Your men were not deep in despair-o
I deluded your sailors as well as yourself
And again I'm a maid on the shore-o,
Shore-o, again I'm a maid on the shore

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from Fly Me Home, released December 31, 2019
The Sea Captain (trad)

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chimney swift

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1.
a small, odd bird native to New England.
2.
a no longer small, but still kind of odd contra dance band from New England.

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