I am a young mariner headed to war
I'm thinkin''bout my family and wh at it was for
There's water on the wood and the s ails 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 Ken nedy
I saw him in Nassau in nineteen sevent y one
His strength was failin'but he s till 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 foo t 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 Kenn edy
I am a young mariner headed t o war
I'm thinkin''bout my family and w hat 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