歌词
I was riding on the Mayflower
When I thought I spied some land
I yelled for Captain Arab
I have yuh understand
Who came running to the deck
Said, "Boys, forget the whale
Look on over yonder
Cut the engines
Change the sail
Haul on the bowline"
We sang that melody
Like all tough sailors do
When they are far away at sea
"I think I'll call it America"
I said as we hit land
I took a deep breath
I fell down, I could not stand
Captain Arab he started
Writing up some deeds
He said, "Let's set up a fort
And start buying the place with beads"
Just then this cop comes down the street
Crazy as a loon
He throw us all in jail
For carryin' harpoons
Ah me I busted out
Don't even ask me how
I went to get some help
I walked by a Guernsey cow
Who directed me down
To the Bowery slums
Where people carried signs around
Saying, "Ban the bums"
I jumped right into line
Sayin', "I hope that I'm not late"
When I realized I hadn't eaten
For five days straight
I went into a restaurant
Lookin' for the cook
I told them I was the editor
Of a famous etiquette book
The waitress he was handsome
He wore a powder blue cape
I ordered some suzette, I said
"Could you please make that crepe"
Just then the whole kitchen exploded
From boilin' fat
Food was flying everywhere
And I left without my hat
Now, I didn't mean to be nosy
But I went into a bank
To get some bail for Arab
And all the boys back in the tank
They asked me for some collateral
And I pulled down my pants
They threw me in the alley
When up comes this girl from France
Who invited me to her house
I went, but she had a friend
Who knocked me out
And robbed my boots
And I was on the street again
Well, I rapped upon a house
With the U.S. flag upon display
I said, "Could you help me out
I got some friends down the way"
The man says, "Get out of here
I'll tear you limb from limb"
I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too"
He said, "You're not Him
Get out of here before I break your bones
I ain't your pop"
I decided to have him arrested
And I went looking for a cop
I ran right outside
And I hopped inside a cab
I went out the other door
This Englishman said, "Fab"
As he saw me leap a hot dog stand
And a chariot that stood
Parked across from a building
Advertising brotherhood
I ran right through the front door
Like a hobo sailor does
But it was just a funeral parlor
And the man asked me who I was
I repeated that my friends
Were all in jail, with a sigh
He gave me his card
He said, "Call me if they die"
I shook his hand and said goodbye
Ran out to the street
When a bowling ball came down the road
And knocked me off my feet
A pay phone was ringing
It just about blew my mind
When I picked it up and said hello
This foot came through the line
Well, by this time I was fed up
At tryin' to make a stab
At bringin' back any help
For my friends and Captain Arab
I decided to flip a coin
Like either heads or tails
Would let me know if I should go
Back to ship or back to jail
So I hocked my sailor suit
And I got a coin to flip
It came up tails
It rhymed with sails
So I made it back to the ship
Well, I got back and took
The parkin' ticket off the mast
I was ripping it to shreds
When this coastguard boat went past
They asked me my name
And I said, "Captain Kidd"
They believed me but
They wanted to know
What exactly that I did
I said for the Pope of Eruke
I was employed
They let me go right away
They were very paranoid
Well, the last I heard of Arab
He was stuck on a whale
That was married to the deputy
Sheriff of the jail
But the funniest thing was
When I was leavin' the bay
I saw three ships a-sailin'
They were all heading my way
I asked the captain what his name was
And how come he didn't drive a truck
He said his name was Columbus
I just said, "Good luck."
专辑信息
16.Saved
17.Silver Bells
23.Highlands
39.Mississippi
40.Idiot Wind
43.Sara
47.Lenny Bruce
51.Slow Train
52.Stage Fright
65.Moonlight
70.Minstrel Boy
73.Tin Angel
75.Dirge
82.Alberta #2
85.Blue Moon
90.Three Angels
92.Cry A While
96.Lone Pilgrim
97.Billy 7
98.Belle Isle
103.Roll On John
104.Country Pie
105.Shenandoah
107.One More Weekend
108.Handy Dandy
112.You Angel You
114.Jack-A-Roe
115.Billy 4
116.Woogie Boogie
117.Are You Ready
119.Trouble
120.Jet Pilot
121.Isis (live)
123.Oxford Town
124.Gates Of Eden
126.When He Returns
128.Honest With Me
133.Tempest
138.God Knows
141.Gospel Plow
142.A Fool Such As I
143.Two Soldiers
144.Final Theme
145.Little Sadie
147.Saving Grace
148.Shake Shake Mama
150.Abandoned Love
158.Nettie Moore
160.Dignity
163.New Morning
164.2 X 2
165.Highway 51 Blues
168.I And I
170.Masters Of War
181.Lay, Lady, Lay
182.Turkey Chase
183.Jolene
186.To Ramona
188.Brownsville Girl
189.Scarlet Town
192.Percy's Song
193.Forever Young
196.Outlaw Blues
199.I Want You
207.Born In Time
209.Canadee-I-O
212.Ring Them Bells
214.License To Kill
215.Down The Highway
218.Bye And Bye
220.Clean Cut Kid
221.Idiot Wind
226.Unbelievable
228.Blackjack Davey
230.Masters Of War
235.Narrow Way
240.Alberta #1
241.Life Is Hard
242.Heart Of Mine
243.Precious Angel
245.Black Crow Blues
247.New Pony
248.I Want You
250.Isis
252.Tombstone Blues
253.Dirt Road Blues
255.You're No Good
256.Lily Of The West
258.Odds and Ends
259.World Gone Wrong
261.Frankie & Albert
263.Shot Of Love
269.Tombstone Blues
270.Duquesne Whistle
272.Love Sick
274.Wigwam
278.The Boxer
283.Dignity
284.Christmas Island
287.Quinn The Eskimo
288.Series Of Dreams
289.The First Noel
291.Song to Woody
292.Tears of Rage
293.Diamond Joe
296.Sugar Baby
299.Wedding Song
301.Living The Blues
303.Caribbean Wind
309.Shooting Star
311.It's All Good
314.Tombstone Blues
315.Po' Boy
317.Dark Eyes
318.Can't Wait
320.Bessie Smith
321.Under Your Spell
322.One More Night
323.Silvio
325.What Good Am I?
326.Dear Landlord
327.Big Yellow Taxi
329.Lo and Behold!
330.Stack A Lee
331.Let It Be Me
332.Hard Times
333.In The Garden
337.Up to Me
340.Desolation Row
344.Not Dark Yet
347.If Dogs Run Free
348.10.000 Men
349.Most Of The Time
350.Drifter's Escape
351.Mary Ann
352.Forever Young
354.Delia
356.Little Maggie
357.Pressing On
360.I Want You
361.Union Sundown
365.Maggie's Farm
366.Trust Yourself
370.Joey
372.Peggy Day
374.Winterlude
377.Fixin' to Die
378.Mr. Bojangles
382.River Theme
385.Solid Rock
386.Forgetful Heart
387.Man Of Peace
390.Someday Baby
391.Lay, Lady, Lay
392.John Brown
394.Joey
395.Oh, sister
396.Maybe Someday
397.Pay In Blood
402.Hazel
403.Blood in My Eyes
404.Bunkhouse Theme
406.Days Of 49
410.License To Kill
411.Baby Stop Crying
413.Oh, Sister
415.4th Time Around
418.From a Buick 6
419.Million Miles
420.Sally Sue Brown
423.Sarah Jane
424.Tough Mama
426.Ragged & Dirty
427.Billy 1
429.Covenant Woman
433.Oh, Sister
435.Maggie's Farm
436.I and I
437.I Believe In You
438.Summer Days
441.No Time to Think
444.Mozambique
455.Love Henry
456.Jim Jones
460.Maggie's Farm
461.Pledging My Time
463.Shooting Star
464.They Killed Him
466.If Not for You
467.Political World
468.Jokerman
470.Maggie's Farm
472.Slow Train
474.Hurricane
475.You Wanna Ramble
479.Lay Lady Lay
486.The Shape I'm In
489.Ruben Remus
490.When You Awake
491.Tiny Montgomery
493.The Weight
499.Endless Highway