Captain Jinks

I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
Just feed my horse on corn and beans
Of course I live beyond my means
For I'm a captain in the army

When I left home my mother she cried
My mother she cried
My mother she cried
When I left home my mother she cried
Your not cut out for the army.

Collected by Mrs. B.F. Thomson
For McC. Parler
Trascribed by B.F. Thomson
Sung by Mrs. Otto Janzen, Norht Little Rock, Ark.
Aug. 10, 1962

Field collection manuscript online.

See here: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/OzarkFolkSong/id/818