“I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee
And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea.
We'd go sailing back on Barkentines we'd talk of things he did
Tomorrow just a day away, for the Captain and the kid.”

— Jimmy Buffett

The Captain and the Kid
Song lyrics, Down to Earth (1970)

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