Abney Park - The Ballad of Captain Robert lyrics

1. Captain Robert took his men And flew to Prague and back again Some fell off and some dropped dead And some put bullets through their heads 2. A skeleton crew is what came back Who'd lived through mutiny, plague and flak Strong and calloused, brave and tired All those who could stay inspired 3. Captain Robert took his ship To Beijing and to Mozambique Stir crazy or in irons he clapped them One of them tried to kiss the captain 4. Captain Robert looked at his crew And saw that everyone was new The crew got broke through misadventure No one could take another gut wrencher 5. Captain Roberts took his crew To Shangri-la and Timbuktu Some went crazy, some got mad Some he kicked off ship in Chad 6. A skeleton crew is what came back And once in port he filled his sack With bribes and cash and fame and coin Things to make a new crew join ...