Captain Olsen

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24 hrs on the world wide web
Still haven't found Jerry's painting yet

Old salt Captain Olsen
Ship snapping at the wind
Maddened seas you toil
Such wretched songs you sing

Grizzled Captain Olsen
Curses loud and vile
All in a state of flux
Below a peculiar smile

He came down from the snowlands
Stepping out of every shadey land
In ports of cityscapes
Where the work and the wages and the wars are made

48 hrs on the world wide web
Still haven't found Jerry's painting yet

Along the pearl horizon
A shape most shadowy
Sea dog Captain Olsen
Sails the timeless seas

There came an evil tempest
That ran his ship aground
The crew jumped for their lives
But the captain he went down

He came down from the snowlands
Stepping out of every shadey land
In ports of cityscapes
Where the work and the wages and the wars are made

He came down from the snowlands
Stepping out of every shadey land
In ports of cityscapes
Where the work and the wages and the wars are made

Farewell Captain Olsen

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from Jumbotown, released October 7, 2020
Words and Music Michael Davies and Paul Ivor Jones
#mikedaviesmusic #paulivorjones

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Jumbotown is the acoustic singer songwriting duo of Mike Davies and Paul Ivor Jones

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