Lyrics Captain Kennedy - Neil Young
I
am
a
young
mariner
headed
to
war
I'm
thinkin'
'bout
my
family
and
what
it
was
for
There's
water
on
the
wood
and
the
sails
feel
good
And
when
I
get
to
shore
I
hope
that
I
can
kill
good.
My
father
was
a
sailor
named
Captain
Kennedy
He
lost
his
wooden
schooner
to
the
Germans
on
the
sea
Exploded
on
the
water
for
everyone
to
see
And
humiliate
that
American
Captain
Kennedy.
I
saw
him
in
Nassau
in
1971
His
strength
was
failin'
but
he
still
ran
a
run
He
worked
'til
his
fingers
wore
to
the
bone
To
buy
that
wooden
schooner
and
sail
on
his
own.
He
was
known
in
the
islands
as
hundred
foot
iron
That
steel
hull
freighter
was
passin'
its
time
And
time
flew
by
faster
with
life
on
the
sea
And
the
days
grew
shorter
for
Captain
Kennedy.
I
am
a
young
mariner
headed
to
war
I'm
thinkin'
'bout
my
family
and
what
it
was
for
There's
water
on
the
wood
and
the
sails
feel
good
And
when
I
get
to
shore
I
hope
that
I
can
kill
good.
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