The Captain and His Men - Lena Horne

Here comes the Captain and his men,

Brave little soldiers under ten,

Dishpans, broomsticks all in view,

Here comes the Captain and his crew!



See that commander, how he struts,

Followed by the neighbors' barking mutts,

What a commotion, biff, boom, bang!

Here comes the Captain and his gang!



The first in line is Private Brown,

Cute little patches fallin' down,

Tramp, tramp, tramp as they go along,

Tramp, tramp, tramp, there must be somethin' wrong!



Here comes the Captain and his men,

Followed by his hungry men,

The meals are served and the prayers are said,

There goes the Captain off to bed!



Ice cream is his favorite dish,

He breaks a chicken bone and he makes a wish,

Ice cream is his favorite dish,

But how he really goes for fish!



Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain,

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain,

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain,

There goes the Captain off to bed.



Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, went the Captain,

Now I lay me down to sleep,

A bag of peanuts at my feet,

If I should die before I wake,

You know I died with a tummy-ache,

There goes the Captain off to bed,

There goes the Captain off to bed!

Voici le capitaine et ses hommes,

Braves petits soldats de moins de dix ans,

Vaisselles, balais tout en vue,

Voici le capitaine et son équipage!



Voir ce commandant, comment il se pavane,

Suivi par les cabots aboyants des voisins,

Quelle agitation, biff, boom, bang!

Voici le capitaine et son gang!



Le premier en ligne est le soldat Brown,

Jolis petits patchs tombant,

Clochard, clochard, clochard au fur et à mesure,

Tramp, tramp, tramp, il doit y avoir quelque chose de mal!



Voici le capitaine et ses hommes,

Suivi par ses hommes affamés,

Les repas sont servis et les prières sont dites,

Là, le capitaine se couche!



La crème glacée est son plat préféré,

Il casse un os de poulet et fait un v?u,

La crème glacée est son plat préféré,

Mais comment il va vraiment pour le poisson!



Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, est allé le capitaine,

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, est allé le capitaine,

Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, est allé le capitaine,

Le capitaine se couche.



Bump-ditty-ump-doo-ee, est allé le capitaine,

Maintenant je me couche pour dormir,

Un sac d'arachides à mes pieds,

Si je meurs avant de me réveiller,

Tu sais que je suis mort avec un mal de ventre,

Le capitaine se couche,

Là, le capitaine se couche!