| Oh captain, captain, hmm, ooo, my captain so mean |
| Ah, isn’t feed me nothing, oh yeah, but soya bean |
| Oh the cook’s alright, oh yeah, but the captain so mean |
| Hey, the cook’s alright, oh yeah, but the captain so mean, I mean so mean |
| Ah, don’t let me drive nothing, but just a old beat up wagon team |
| Yey, I worked all night, oh yeah boys, and I worked all day, ah, urn, so sad, |
| so sad |
| Yey, I worked all night, oh yeah boys, and I worked all day |
| Ah, I couldn’t find my mule, oh yeah, fella’d show nowhere |
| Yey, my wheel mule is crippled, hum, you know, my lead mule is blind |
| Now I ain’t gonna buy my baby no more stockings, oh yeah boys, seem behind, mmm |
| Seem behind |
| Hum, people seem behind |