The Dubliners - The Captains & The Kings lyrics
[The Dubliners - The Captains & The Kings lyrics]
I remember in September when the
Final stumps were drawn
And the shouts of crowds now silent
When the boisterous cheer had gone
Let us O Lord above us remember simple things
When all are dead to love us, Oh
The captains and the Kings
When all are dead to love us, Oh
The captains and the Kings
We have many goods for export
Christian ethics and old port
But our greatest boast is that
The Anglo-Saxon is a sport
When the dart's game is finished and
The boys there game of rings
And the draft and chests were linghuised, Oh
The captains and the Kings
And the draft and chests were linqhuised, Oh
The captains and the Kings
Far away in dear old Cyprus
Or in Kenya's dusty land
Where all bear the white mans burden
In many a strange land
As we looked across our shoulder
In West-Belfast the school-bell rings
And we sigh for dear old England
And the captains and the Kings
And we sigh for dear old England
And the captains and the Kings
In our dreams we see old Harrow and
We hear the crow's loud caw
At the flower show our big marrow take's
The pride from evil and war
Cups of tea and some
Dry sherry vintage car's
These simple things
So let's drink up and be merry
For the captains and the Kings
So let's drink up and be merry
For the captains and the Kings
As I wandered in a nightmare
All around great Windsor Park
Now what do you think I found there
As I wandered in the dark?
'Twas an apple half bitten and
Sweetest of all things
Five baby teeth had written of
The captains and the Kings
Five baby teeth had written of
The captains and the Kings
By the moon that shine's above us
In the misty mornin' night
Let us cease to run our
Self down and praise God
Final stumps were drawn
And the shouts of crowds now silent
When the boisterous cheer had gone
Let us O Lord above us remember simple things
When all are dead to love us, Oh
The captains and the Kings
When all are dead to love us, Oh
The captains and the Kings
We have many goods for export
Christian ethics and old port
But our greatest boast is that
The Anglo-Saxon is a sport
When the dart's game is finished and
The boys there game of rings
And the draft and chests were linghuised, Oh
The captains and the Kings
And the draft and chests were linqhuised, Oh
The captains and the Kings
Far away in dear old Cyprus
Or in Kenya's dusty land
Where all bear the white mans burden
In many a strange land
As we looked across our shoulder
In West-Belfast the school-bell rings
And we sigh for dear old England
And the captains and the Kings
And we sigh for dear old England
And the captains and the Kings
In our dreams we see old Harrow and
We hear the crow's loud caw
At the flower show our big marrow take's
The pride from evil and war
Cups of tea and some
Dry sherry vintage car's
These simple things
So let's drink up and be merry
For the captains and the Kings
So let's drink up and be merry
For the captains and the Kings
As I wandered in a nightmare
All around great Windsor Park
Now what do you think I found there
As I wandered in the dark?
'Twas an apple half bitten and
Sweetest of all things
Five baby teeth had written of
The captains and the Kings
Five baby teeth had written of
The captains and the Kings
By the moon that shine's above us
In the misty mornin' night
Let us cease to run our
Self down and praise God