Lyric The Captain and the Kid
By: Jimmy Buffett
1970
I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee
And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea
We d go sailing back on Barkentines we d talk of things he did
Tomorrow just a day away for the Captain and the kid
His world had gone from sailing ships to raking mom s backyard
He never could adjust to land although he tried so hard
We both were growing older then and wiser with the years
That s when I came to understand the course his heart still steers
He died about a month ago while winter filled the air
And though I cried I was so proud to love a man so rare
He s somewhere on the ocean now that s where he oughta be
With one hand on the starboard rail he s wavin back at me
I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee
And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea
We d go sailing back on Barkentines talk of things he did
The world was just a day away for the Captain and the kid
For the Captain and this kid
1970
I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee
And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea
We d go sailing back on Barkentines we d talk of things he did
Tomorrow just a day away for the Captain and the kid
His world had gone from sailing ships to raking mom s backyard
He never could adjust to land although he tried so hard
We both were growing older then and wiser with the years
That s when I came to understand the course his heart still steers
He died about a month ago while winter filled the air
And though I cried I was so proud to love a man so rare
He s somewhere on the ocean now that s where he oughta be
With one hand on the starboard rail he s wavin back at me
I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee
And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea
We d go sailing back on Barkentines talk of things he did
The world was just a day away for the Captain and the kid
For the Captain and this kid
