captain, captain

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captain, captain, i'll follow gladly, my country's honour to uphold, but sir tell me, is it the duty of the young to die to save the old?, my mamma's home, she's softly crying, she prays long for me at night, my father walks around so proudly, but inside he's bent with fright, sister smiles at all the young men, she doesn't know what war's about, my little brother plays at soldiers, all too soon he'll find out, captain, captain, i'll follow gladly, my country's honour to uphold, but sir tell me, is it the duty of the young to die to save the old?, world war one killed my grandfather, my uncle died in world war two, no-one died in korea, i guess the family's overdue, i want to live to get back home sir, get a job, live quietly, i want to find a girl to love me, settle down, raise a family, captain, captain, i'll follow gladly, my country's honour to uphold, but sir tell me, is it the duty of the young to die to save the old?