Terence Trent D'arby - The Captain's Table lyrics

'Said I was there when they picked him up And beat him on the Captain's table I was there when they slapped him up And made sure that he was disabled He played with the band And they s**ed since they left land Yada yada yada yada ya I was relieved it wasn't me I was there when they picked him up And fed him with a knuckle sandwich I was there when they wrapped him up And treated him like extra baggage They made him walk the plank More sharks there than in the bank Yada yada yada yada ya I was relieved, he was a thief 'Said I was there when they turned him into Entertainment for the pirates His mouth slipped and he said things That made the Captain very irate His tongue, it got him hung Just because of a song he sung Yada yada yada yada ya As you can see, it wasn't pretty I was there when they made him wear a dress And then they called him ‘Sally' They put lipstick on his lips and Made him wait for John McNally A crew member who Likes his women in big shoes Yada yada yada yada ya You can believe he was a freak I was there when they redirected his ideas about his living Grabbed him, jabbed him, dragged him, stabbed him Like a turkey at Thanksgiving I saved him with my blade And stole the water from his grave Yada yada yada yada ya Yada yada yada yada ya Yada yada yada yada ya ‘Said I was there when they picked him up And beat him on the Captain's table I was there when they picked him up And beat him on the Captain's table