MUSIC FOR SALE

The systems are automatic
The captain owns the ship
What he says goes
“Everyone knows”, the captain quipped

The ship is on a nine-month voyage
“We must deliver what we start”
“The birth of nations depends on us”
Said the captain with hand on heart

The crew was a collection of principles
Each one governed by each his mind
The captain was loved, not respected
They were caught in a perilous bind

The crew did what they wanted
And rid the problem they owned
Their captain was no longer needed
So, they had him overthrown

Woe, woe, woe
Lower the Captain down
Woe, woe, woe
For you the axe just fell
And the sea won’t tell
Now you’re homeward bound…
Woe, woe, woe-oooaaaah!
Woe, woe, woe-oooaaaah!
Woe, woe, woe!

The crew kept it simple
They didn’t know who to trust
“We don’t fear death, we embrace it”
“Until it frightens us”

No one anymore gets excited
Even when a fellow man died
They’ve taken on souls of pirates
When they knew their hands were tied

Woe, woe, woe
Oh Captain, captain please
Woe, woe, woe
We’re sorry for what we did
Forgive us, forgive us kids
We’re down on bended knees…
Woe, woe, woe-oooaaaah!
Woe, woe, woe-oooaaaah!
Woe, woe, woe!

So, captain you smiled at mutiny
When you should’ve had the guts to speak
You knew when your ship was sinking
And was powerless to find the leak

The captain and his nine-month voyage
Derailed by his crew of a different stance
From the U.S., U.K., to Italy-
When out to sea, there’s no second chance

Woe, woe, woe!
Then came a gale to sink the ship
Woe, woe, woe!
The crew died in doubt-
Let God sort them out
From icy waters’ cold grip
Woe, woe, woe-oooaaaah!
Woe, woe, woe-oooaaaah!
Woe, woe, woe!