The Captain (And His Lady Wife Fair)

Captain, oh captain, do you remember? Am7 Dm
 T'was the officers ball the start of September, Am7 Em
 You brought your lady friend fair and I was soon enraptured Am7 Dm
 She wore a summer dress, flowered and strapless. Am7 Em
 Captain, oh captain, I must make a confession, Am7 Dm
 I've broken the protocol and I've betrayed another, Am7 Em
 But you brought your own ammunition, Am7 Dm
 When you turned your back she would look me up and down. Am7 Em
 Her skin was like gold and her taste sweetest salt, C G
 I drowned in her fire, facing torture and desire, F C
 We merged into one, we held the divine there, C G
 Our bodies promised always to remember. F C
 I could have held her forever Dm
 I could have held her from you
 Captain, oh captain, you went out to the garden
 With the Majors and the generals to drink fine whisky
 Smoked your strong pipes and talked about nothing
 I talked to her about everything
 Captain, oh captain we were fucking before we were speaking
 This love affair started long before we were born
 You were always the blue eyed boy rose through the ranks fast as lightning
 And she's the trophy you won, so I'm taking her away
 Her skin...
 I could have kissed her forever
 I could have given my pledge to her
 Captain, oh captain, she deserves something better
 Than military men, us simple dogs of war
 And I know that you loved her and she thought she was true
 But I couldn't let her lie to herself or to you
 Captain, oh captain we'll face the guns together
 We'll till the soil and nurture the earth one day
 She was soft and warm and hot and wanton
 You were honourable and noble unlike your second in command
 Her skin...
 I see her in visions
 True beauty fading into an ocean of dark