Now the CAaptain called me tEo his bed
He fuDmbled for my haAnd
TaDke these silver baArs he said
I'm givEing you commAand.
CommAand of what there's nA7o one here
There's onDly you and mAe
All the reEst are dead or in retreat
Or wiDth the enAemy.
Complain cAomplain that's all Eyou've done
EveDr since we loAst
If itD's not the CrucifixAion
Then itE's the HolocauAst.
May ChArist have mercy on youA7r soul
For makiDng such a joAke
Amid thEese hearts that burn like coal
And the flesDh that rose like smAoke.
I knAow that you have sufEfered lad
But suDffer this awhiAle
WhateveDr makes a soldier saAd
Will maEke a killer smiAle.
I'm leAaving Captain I've got to gA7o
There's blDood upon your haAnd
But teEll me Captain if you know
Of a deDcent place to staAnd.
There iAs no decent place to staEnd
IDn a massacAre
But iDf a woman take your haAnd
Then gEo and stand with heAr.
I lefAt a wife in TennesseA7e
And a bDaby in SaigoAn
I riskEed my life but not to hear
Some coDuntry-western sonAg.
Ah but iAf you cannot raise your lovEe
To a vDery high degreAe
Then you're juDst the man I've been thinking oAf
So coEme and stand with mAe.
Your staAnding days are done I criA7ed
You'll rDally me no morAe
I doEn't even know what side
We foDught on or what foAr.
I'm onA the side that's always loEst
AgainDst the side of HeaveAn
I'm oDn the side of Snake-eyes tossAed
AgainEst the side of SeveAn
And I've rAead the Bill of Human RighA7ts
And somDe of it was truAe
But thEere wasn't any burden left
So I'm laDying it on yoAu.
Now the CaAptain he was dyEing
But the CaDptain wasn't huArt
The siDlver bars were iAn my hand
I pinEned them to my shiArt