Captain got a way he got to stop
A-wakin' me up at four o'clock
All of you old, long-time a-rounders, you better lie down
You lay down late, and you get up soon
Can't see nothin' but the stars and the moon
All of you old, long-time rounders, you better lie down
It look mighty cloudy, but it ain't gon' rain
You look on the table, it's the same old thing
All of you old, long-time rounders, you better lie down
If I'd a-knowed my Captain was mean
I wouldn't ever left St. Augustine
All of you old, long-time rounders, you better lie down
You lay down late, and you get up soon
You can't see nothin' but the stars and the moon
All of you old, long-time a-rounders, you better lie down
SPOKEN EXCHANGE: "Remember when the Captain used to do you that-a way, then. "Me too, boy." "Yeah."
May be crazy, but I ain't no fool
I'm goin' down in Florida where I won't have a plow nor mule
All of you old, long-time rounders better lie down
You lay down late, and you get up soon
You can't see nothin' but the stars and the moon
All of you old, long-time a-rounders, you better lie down