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Captain's Maiden

from Spinal Chord (5 Tracks) by Ed Verner

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And the captain’s maiden
Like a siren she sings
On the Jackals and forecastle men
Of tattoos ‘n whalebone earrings
But they should know the captain’s maiden
For she’s his spice in her hair
And the beauty he’s awakened
Is a burden that’s his to bear

And she rings and she sings
And she plays with her strings
And she bounds around on his wings
But the captain’s maiden
Can’t remain on board for long
Soon the captain’s maiden… will be gone

And leaning back upon his taffrail
The captain pulls his pipe and sad
He knows its not his first nor his last sail
You run a ship on the wind that ya had
A steady hand old and weary worn
Knows just when to ease a line
No captain’s maiden born
Will have him leave his ship behind

And he hails and he sails
And he never fails
To bring the ship through the gales
But the captain’s maiden
Can’t remain on board for long
Soon the captain’s maiden… will be gone

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from Spinal Chord (5 Tracks), released May 21, 2019

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A withdrawn and somewhat reclusive renaissance man of lyrics, logic, and lullabies, Ed Verner prefers you to hear his piano rather than know him.

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