Song
Captain Wilson
Words by Byron Callisto. Music by Jupiter Sheep.
(all aboard
watch your feet there
have a nice sail
we’re off!)
smile and handshake zombies
are waiting by the dock as
captain wilson shouts out hello
back from his remarkable voyage
whiskey for the crew and many women later
willoughby wilson wakes up to find
his head is shaved legs in irons
talking to the prisoners he learns about the changes
that have evolved while he’s been busy
wrestling storms and stray sea demons
everyone has gone crazy
there was a time when the magic worked
and all the creatures talked aloud
when the gods were merciful sometimes
twenty years later and our hero willoughby wilson
well he’s been living in the jungle
staying alive on bark and berries
he’s been talking to the chimpanzees
just like some distant cousin
teach them words and tell good stories
one terrible day some men come in from town
they’ve been busy chopping down trees
paving roads and planning condos
but not today
today they shoot the monkey
and willoughby wilson cries out loud:
you have shot my brothers down
so i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
guns
the monkeys raged upon the town
and captain wilson led the charge
oh the gods were with them for awhile
yow
(assorted sailor talk)
so i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
guns
(the doldrums)
so i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
guns
yow! guns
yeah baby
right on!
(all aboard
watch your feet there
have a nice sail
we’re off!)
smile and handshake zombies
are waiting by the dock as
captain wilson shouts out hello
back from his remarkable voyage
whiskey for the crew and many women later
willoughby wilson wakes up to find
his head is shaved legs in irons
talking to the prisoners he learns about the changes
that have evolved while he’s been busy
wrestling storms and stray sea demons
everyone has gone crazy
there was a time when the magic worked
and all the creatures talked aloud
when the gods were merciful sometimes
twenty years later and our hero willoughby wilson
well he’s been living in the jungle
staying alive on bark and berries
he’s been talking to the chimpanzees
just like some distant cousin
teach them words and tell good stories
one terrible day some men come in from town
they’ve been busy chopping down trees
paving roads and planning condos
but not today
today they shoot the monkey
and willoughby wilson cries out loud:
you have shot my brothers down
so i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
guns
the monkeys raged upon the town
and captain wilson led the charge
oh the gods were with them for awhile
yow
(assorted sailor talk)
so i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
guns
(the doldrums)
so i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
i’m going to teach them to make guns
guns
yow! guns
yeah baby
right on!
Other Sources
- Top 20 Tracks (2018 master) — originally on The Black Tape
None found so far.