1
Captain Robert took his men
And flew to Prague and back again
Some fell off and some dropped dead
And some put bullets through their head
2
A skeleton crew is what came back
And once in port he filled his sack
With bribes and cash and fame and coin
Things to make a new crew join
3
Captain Robert took his crew
To Shangri la and Timbuktu
Some went crazy
Some got mad
Some he kicked off ship in Chad
4
A skeleton crew is what came back
Who'd lived through mutiny
Plague
And flak
Strong and calloused
Brave and tired
All those who could stay inspired
5
Captain Robert took his ship
To Beijing and to Mozambique
Stir crazy or in irons he clapped them
One of them tried to kiss the captain
6
Captain Robert looked at his crew
And saw that everyone was new
The crew got broke through misadventure
No one could take another gut wrencher
