There once lived a brave captain,

He traveled to many lands,

And more than once he sailed the ocean.

He drowned fifteen times,

He perished among sharks,

But not once did he even bat an eye.

And in trouble,

And in battle,

He would hum this little song of his:

“Captain, captain, smile,

For a smile is the ship’s flag.

Captain, captain, pull yourself together,

“Only the brave conquer the seas!”

But one day the captain

Was in one of the distant lands

And fell in love like a simple boy.

He blushed fifteen times,

Stammered and turned pale,

But he never dared to smile.

He grew gloomy,