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Composer: Meg Davis

De Danann - Captain Jack lyrics



Captain Jack was a young man when he went to sea (oh, young ladies go kiss him good-bye)
He was barely a child of twenty and three (oh, tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea)
Oh, she loved Captain Jack and his bride she would be (oh, young ladies go kiss him good-bye)
She was soon to be wedded to Jackie, ya see (oh, tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea)
But his ship had need of a captain one day (oh, young ladies go kiss him good-bye)
He took charge of thr riggin' and soon sailed away (oh, tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea)
When three years had passed and his ship had returned (oh, young ladies go kiss him good-bye)
She went down to the sea for the man she had earned (oh, tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea)
But her Jack was not there when she went to see (oh, young ladies go kiss him good-bye)
And this is the tale that the crew told to me (oh, tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea)

It was almost eight bells and Jack had the watch.
He was spinning and steaming a fish he had caught.
When out of the sea there arose such a tune
as he had not seen by the light of the moon
He looked down on the water and what saw he there?
But a beautiful maiden with gold in her hair
She had gowns made of seaweed and a crown on her head
As he stared at the mermaid, she quietly said

"I have followed your ship for many a mile.
On days the sea laughed with your smile.
I'll give you my kingdom, eternally if you marry this mermaid that lives in the sea."

Well, Jack was in love with the beautiful girl
and he jumped off the sides to a watery swirl
She then took his arm as she led him away
And he swam in those waters till dawn the next day
We tolled the bell loud and we tolled the bell long
And the looks on their faces were saddened and drawn
When out of the sea, Jack, he rose like a king
And this is the message he begged us to bring

"I have love for the maid who lives on the land.
but my life with the mermaid is ever so grand
Won't you go to my lady and ask her for me
may I marry this mermaid that lives in the sea?"

And that is the story I heard from the crew
Her tears were many, her choices were few
I went down to the sea for the ship's bell to ring
And this is the song she once had to sing

Captain Jack was a young man when he went to sea (oh, young ladies go kiss him good-bye)
He was barely a child of twenty and three (oh, tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea,
tell him young ladies go and tell him for me, he can marry the mermaid that lives in the sea)
Songs list of album: Hibernian Rhapsody (1996)
         Title Rating
01    Noel Hills' lyrics Add lyrics   -
02    Donegal Reels lyrics Add lyrics   -
03   Captain Jack lyrics  
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04    Humors of Lissadel & Jenny Picking Cockles lyrics Add lyrics   -
05   The Garden Valley lyrics   -
06    Lark on the Strand lyrics Add lyrics   -
07    Erin Ni Neosainn Ce Hi lyrics Add lyrics   -
08    Hibernian Rhapsody lyrics Add lyrics   -
09    The Rose and the Briar lyrics Add lyrics   -
10    George Ross' Horn Pipes lyrics Add lyrics   -
11    The Mountains of Pommeroy lyrics Add lyrics   -
12    Sean McGuire's lyrics Add lyrics   -
13    The Irish Girl lyrics Add lyrics   -
14    The Girl That Broke My Heart lyrics Add lyrics   -
15    Danny Boy lyrics Add lyrics   -
 

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