CAPTAIN AND HIS MEN, THE
Allen / Carroll

as rec by Lena Horne


Here comes the captain and his men,
Brave little soldiers under ten.
Dish pans, broomsticks all in view,
Here comes the captain and his crew.

See that commander, how he struts,
Followed by the neighbours' barkin' mutts!
What a commotion, biff boom bang!
Here comes the captain and his gang.

The first in line is private Brown,
See his little panties 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 favourite dish,
He breaks a chicken bone and makes a wish!
Ice cream is his favourite dish,
But how he really goes for fish!

"Bump-ditty-ump-da-doo-ee!"
Went the captain.
"Bump-ditty-ump-da-doo-ee!"
Went the captain.
"Bump-ditty-ump-da-doo-ee!"
Went the captain.
There goes the captain off to bed!

"Bump-ditty-ump-da-doo-ee!"
Went the captain.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
A bag o' 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!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - July 2011)