The Captain
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Now the ACaptain called me Eto his bed
He Dfumbled for my Ahand
DTake these silver Abars he said
I'm giEving you comAmand.
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ComAmand of what there's A7no one here
There's onDly you and Ame
All the Erest are dead or in retreat
Or Dwith the eAnemy.
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Complain Acomplain that's all Eyou've done
EDver since we Alost
If Dit's not the CrucifiAxion
Then Eit's the HoloAcaust.
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May AChrist have mercy on A7your soul
For maDking such a Ajoke
Amid Ethese hearts that burn like coal
And the Dflesh that rose like Asmoke.
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I Aknow that you have sufEfered lad
But Dsuffer this aAwhile
WhateDver makes a soldier Asad
Will Emake a killer Asmile.
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I'm Aleaving Captain I've got to A7go
There's Dblood upon your Ahand
But Etell me Captain if you know
Of a deDcent place to Astand.
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There Ais no decent place to Estand
DIn a masAsacre
But Dif a woman take your Ahand
Then Ego and stand with Aher.
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I Aleft a wife in TennesA7see
And a Dbaby in SaiAgon
I risEked my life but not to hear
Some Dcountry-western Asong.
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Ah but Aif you cannot raise your Elove
To a Dvery high deAgree
Then you're Djust the man I've been thinking Aof
So Ecome and stand with Ame.
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Your Astanding days are done I A7cried
You'll Drally me no Amore
I Edon't even know what side
We Dfought on or what Afor.
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I'm on Athe side that's always Elost
ADgainst the side of HeaAven
I'm Don the side of Snake-eyes tosAsed
AEgainst the side of SeAven
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And I've Aread the Bill of Human A7Rights
And Dsome of it was Atrue
But Ethere wasn't any burden left
So I'm Dlaying it on Ayou.
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Now the ACaptain he was Edying
But the DCaptain wasn't Ahurt
The Dsilver bars were Ain my hand
I pinEned them to my Ashirt