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The Captains and the Kings Lyrics by Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan Sings Irish Folksongs and Ballads

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[Verse 1]
I remember in September
When the final stumps were drawn
And the shouts of crowds now silent
And the boys to tea had gone
Let us, oh Lord above us
Still remember simple things
When all are dead who love us
Oh the captains and the kings
When all are dead who love us
Oh the captains and the kings
[Verse 2]
We have many goods for export
Christian ethics and old port
But our greatest boast is that
The Anglo-Saxon is a sport
When the darts game is finished
And the boys their games of rings
And the draughts and chess relinquished
Oh the captains and the kings
And the draughts and chess relinquished
Oh the captains and the kings
[Verse 3]
Far away in dear old Cyprus
Or in Kenya's dusty land
Where we bear the white man's burden
In many a strange land
As we look across our shoulder
In west Belfast the school bell rings
And we sigh for dear old England
And the captains and the kings
And we sigh for dear old England
And the captains and the kings
[Verse 4]
In our dreams we see old Harrow
And we hear the crow's loud caw
At the flower show our big marrow
Takes the prize from Evelyn Waugh
Cups of tea or some dry sherry
Vintage cars, these simple things
So let's drink up and be merry
Oh the captains and the kings
So let's drink up and be merry
Oh the captains and the kings
[Verse 5]
I stumbled in a nightmare
All around Great Windsor Park
And what do you think I found there
As I wandered in the dark?
'Twas an apple half-bitten
And sweetest of all things
Five baby teeth had written
Oh the captains and the kings
Five baby teeth had written
Of the captains and the kings
[Verse 6]
By the moon that shines above us
In the misty morn and night
Let us cease to run ourselves down
And praise God that we are white
And better still are English
Tea and toast and muffin rings
Old ladies with stern faces
And the captains and the kings
Old ladies with stern faces
And the captains and the kings
Credits
Brendan Behan

Brendan Behan

About “The Captains and the Kings” by Brendan Behan

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