Oh captain, captain, hmm, oh, my captain so mean
Oh captain, captain, hmm, oh, my captain so mean
Ah, he don't feed me nothing, oh yeah boy, but soya bean

Oh, the cook's alright
Oh yeah, but the captain so mean
Hey, the cook's alright
Oh yeah boy, but the captain so mean, I mean so mean
Ah, he don't let me drive nothing, but this old beat-up wagon team

Yey, I worked all night
Oh yeah boys, and I worked all day, ah, oh
So sad, so sad
Yey, I worked all night
Oh yeah boys, and I worked th'old bell
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
Yey, my wheel mule is crippled, hum, yes boys, my lead mule is blind
Now I ain't gonna buy my baby no more stockings
Oh yeah boys, with the seam behind, hmm
Fella I mean, with the seam behind
Hmm, people, with the seam behind

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Writer(s): WILLIE DIXON