The Captain And His Men (01--07-41) - Lena Horne

Here comes the Captain and his men

Brave little soldiers under ten

Dishpans, broomsticks all in view

Here comes the Captain and his crew!

See that commander, how he struts

Followed by the neighbors' barking mutts

What a commotion, biff, boom, bang!

Here comes the Captain and his gang!

The first in line is Private Brown

Cute little patches fallin' down

Tramp, tramp, tramp as they go along

Tramp, tramp, tramp, there must be somethin' wrong!

Here comes the Captain and his men

Followed by his hungry men

The meals are served and the prayers are said

There goes the Captain off to bed!

Ice cream is his favorite dish

He breaks a chicken bone and he makes a wish

Ice cream is his favorite dish

But how he really goes for fish!

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain

There goes the Captain off to bed

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain

Now I lay me down to sleep

A bag of peanuts at my feet

If I should die before I wake

You know I died with a tummy-ache

There goes the Captain off to bed

There goes the Captain off to bed!