Black Captain - Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Ever see someone do so well

That none could ever stop him

Commanding over the hardest swell

With no force or fault to top him

Well, under all and every word

Is hidden a woman or man

Who lights and inspires some higher desires

And allows him to do what he can

What power he has only I know

And now I have let my captain go

I was his true and he bade my fortune

And he leapt from on top of my shoulder

He could lead pure when my worship was sure

And many times even step bolder

He loved me and needed, saw trouble and greeted

For trouble is best met head on

What seems so distinguished became plainly vanquished

When I left to find life on my own

What power he has only I know

And now I have let my captain go

Now men laugh at him and say

That better men number in thousands

Nobody ever goes out of his way

To lessen his clowns as they crowd him

And I am nearby and I watch with a sigh

As my captain curls up like a cripple

And hope that he goes where nobody knows

Under sea and leaves not a ripple

What power he has only I know

And now I have let my captain go