Captain, captain, tell me true
Does my sweet William ride with you?
Oh, no, fair maid, he don't ride here
He's lost out in the dark, my dear

She drove her car back into town
It seemed to all she'd broke her heart
She called for a chair to sit her down
Pen and ink, she wrote it down

How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?
How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?

Father, father, dig my grave
For I am pickled, I am done
Upon my hand, a velvet glove
To show them all I died for love

How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?
How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?

How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?
How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?
How many stars are out tonight?
How many stars? How many stars?

Copyright: LOW NOISE AMERICA MUSIC
Writer(s): Jon Langford, Lu Edmonds, Sally Timms