Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain, before I'll drive, I drive old Sue and Belle Captain, Captain, Captain, before I drive old Sue and Belle Lord, I'll walk this good road, 'til my ankle, my ankles swell You know, I'm so tired, I'm so tired, this red rice and salmon, Lord and these black-eyed peas You know, I'm so tired, I'm so tired, of red rice, salmons and these black-eyeded peas Captain, and these old hardtack biscuits, I declare they's killin' poor me Aw, you go down yonder, yonder, and you tell that big-head man Aw, you go down yonder, down yonder, and you tell that big-head man Tell him I'm-a so tired of these black molasses with that teddy bear stand on the can 'Way down in Lou'siana, 'way down yonder behind the sun 'Way down yonder in Lou'siana, 'way down behind the sun Seem like to me that's where all of my, my troubles first begun Lord, some come here for ninety, and some come here for ninety-nine Lord, some here come for ninety, some come here for ninety-nine But Lord, I come here to stay, just as long as the sun shine Now Captain, Captain, aw, what's the matter that I can't see? Captain, Captain, Captain, what's the matter I can't I got a lifetime sentence here, please, please be light on me