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Thread #3503   Message #655033
Posted By: Bobert
21-Feb-02 - 10:15 PM
Thread Name: Songs about women & the sea
Subject: Lyr Add: LEGEND OF THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER (Seibel)
My favorite, Paul Seibel's "LEGEND OF THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER" which I used to do in D and went something like:

Well, the ship went down in the icy waters
Captain cried, "where is my daughter?
Put her in a lifeboat she must go free
Chain my body to the masthead
I would rather see myself dead
Than to see her drownin' in the sea

Wild geese were flying low
Saw the sinking ship below
Heard the final cries of the crew
Well, a vigil through the stormy night
But with the dawn no life in sight
So on to the south the wild geese flew

People came from miles around
To save some souls but none was found
And never did they find the captain's child
Somewhere off the coast of Iceland
Near the fearful rocky island
Swims the damsel in the ocean wild

Some times in the night a-passin'
Sailors hear a frightful laughin'
A warning from the rocks to stay clear
Some say it is the maiden
Still alone and forsaken
Waitin' for the angels to appear

So if you're sailin' in the northern waters
And you meet the captain's daughter
Leave her golden apples one, two, three
Do not speak to her with lies
And do not cast away your eyes
Or else you'll never leave the Iceland Sea

For I have lived beneath
The ocean and her secrets keep
And I know where the legends come and go
Yeah, kings and queens and paupers too
Have written down the truth for you
Time is now... And will be long ago

That's the jist of the song, I may have a few words out of place, though...

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 10-Jul-02.