Fairwell Captain
The Kingston Trio · Other Songs - The Kingston Trio
Mike Stewart
Chorus:
Farewell to you, captain, the bravest in command.
Goodbye to all the soldiers who didn't give a damn
For we're goin' back to Richmond,
buddy, leavin' here today.
Gonna sell our rifles for a jug and get drunk along the way.
'Twas in Virginia harbor Gen'ral Parker disappeared,
tied sleeping soundly to a tree.
How we wept as we launched him and so cheerfully we
cheered as the gen'ral drifted slowly out to sea.
(Chorus)
At the battle of Manasses,
I had my certain chance to bravely fight the red and white and blue.
I was so blasted brave I stuck branches in my pants
and, yes, I played a tree 'til it was through.
Please don't think that we are cowards.
What a horrible suggestion! It's just that we don't feel that we belong.
Bobby misses his dear mother,
John has acid indigestion and I think I feel a migraine coming on.
(Chorus)
Farewell to you, captain, we're goin' to leave you now
Chorus:
Farewell to you, captain, the bravest in command.
Goodbye to all the soldiers who didn't give a damn
For we're goin' back to Richmond,
buddy, leavin' here today.
Gonna sell our rifles for a jug and get drunk along the way.
'Twas in Virginia harbor Gen'ral Parker disappeared,
tied sleeping soundly to a tree.
How we wept as we launched him and so cheerfully we
cheered as the gen'ral drifted slowly out to sea.
(Chorus)
At the battle of Manasses,
I had my certain chance to bravely fight the red and white and blue.
I was so blasted brave I stuck branches in my pants
and, yes, I played a tree 'til it was through.
Please don't think that we are cowards.
What a horrible suggestion! It's just that we don't feel that we belong.
Bobby misses his dear mother,
John has acid indigestion and I think I feel a migraine coming on.
(Chorus)
Farewell to you, captain, we're goin' to leave you now