Captain, captain, captain
I'm gonna throw the landin' line
'Cause the first mate keeps me workin'
All the time
All the time
Captain, captain, captain
Let me see your rollers roll
I don't like the way the firemen
Are shovelin' coal
Are shovelin' coal
♪
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny
Let your ball of water flow
In the morning they're making Bayou
Sara shore
Sara shore
The boat is steady rollin'
But she ain't a-rollin' right
'Cause Johnny boy the fireman
Sleeps the night
Sleeps the night
♪
Oh, captain, captain, captain
Better let me go below
If you don't I ain't gonna ship with
You no more
You no more, mhmm