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Captain Hook Lyrics by John Cale

Sabotage/Live

1979

[Verse 1]
I lost my memory today the day my ship set sail
Atlantic Seaboard east to India
The Seven Seas East India Company
Past the Cape of Good Hope, but there's no hope for me

[Bridge]
I can't keep living like this no more
I can't keep living like this
I can't keep living like this no more
Oh can't you see you're losing me
Again?

[Verse 2]
Tried to break India's back, but she broke the back of me
It was a painful sight, at least to me
I see the ghost is riding out, the ghost of India Supreme
Under the Seven Seas, I hear they're galloping

[Bridge]
I can't keep living like this no more
I can't keep living like this
I can't keep living like this no more
Oh can't you see you're losing me
Again?

[Outro]
By hook or by crook, I am the captain of this line
By hook or by crook, I am the captain of this line
By hook or by crook, I am the captain of this line
By hook or by crook, the captain of the line
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Read the complete lyrics to "Captain Hook" by John Cale from the album "Sabotage/Live" in 1979. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"Captain Hook" appears on "Sabotage/Live" in 1979.

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