The Ballad of Captain Robert

Captain Robert took his men

And flew to Prague and back again

Some fell off, some dropped dead

And some put bullets through their head

A skeleton crew is what came back

And once in port he filled his sack

With bribes and cash, fame and coin

Things to make a new crew join

Captain Robert took his crew

To Shangri-la and Timbuktu

Some went crazy, some got mad

Some they kicked off ship in Chad

A skeleton crew is what came back

Who lived through mutiny, plague and flak

Strong and calloused, brave and tired

All those who could stay inspired

Captain Robert took his ship

To Beijing and to Mozambique

Stir crazy or in irons he clapped them

One of them tried to kiss the captain

Captain Robert looked at his crew

And saw that everyone was new

The crew got broke through misadventure

No-one could take another gut wrencher

A skeleton crew is what came back

Who lived through mutiny, plague and flak

Strong and calloused, brave and tired

All those who could stay inspired

A skeleton crew is what came back

And once in port he filled his sack

With bribes in cash and [???] in coin

Things to make a new crew join

Captain Robert took his crew

To Shangri-la and Timbuktu

Some went crazy, some got mad

Some they kicked off ship in Chad