Who'll make his mark ? the captain cried

[Diver]

Who'll make his mark ? the captain cried
to the devil drink a toast
we'll fill the hold, with cups of gold
and feed the sea with ghosts

No googling now. whoever gets this , wins a pound and a mars bar

Who will drink a toast with me
To the Devil and deep blue sea


I Remember that bit, but where from, I don't know

[TykeMerc]

I keep on thinking it's Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, but I suspect I'm wrong.

[BrilloPad]

Who'll make his mark ? the captain cried
to the devil drink a toast
we'll fill the hold, with cups of gold
and feed the sea with ghosts



No googling now. whoever gets this , wins a pound and a mars bar

Ancient mariner?

[expat]

I keep on thinking it's Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, but I suspect I'm wrong.

What, to his first mate? Remember his name?

[EternalOptimist]

agh you're all bunken drums , hic


except mr bear, who wins the prize



hic

[Cliphead]

Big fan of ELP and was listening to Pirates last night on YouTube (hashed up pirate movies to the song). Brought back memories.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Ah - didnt see this one till now - no matter as I wasnt au fait with this one - I think the last ELP album I had was Brain Salad Surgery.

Talking of Captains - who can nail this one - same rules apply -

The Captain leads his dance right on through the night
- join the dance ....

Follow on! Till the Grail sun sets in the mould.
Follow on! Till the gold is cold.

Dancing out with the moonlit knight,
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Dont know ? From the same song some more extracts (clue it is the opening song of the album released in 1973 )

Can you tell me where my country lies?"
said the unifaun to his true love's eyes.
"It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
- for her merchandise, he traded in his prize


Citizens of Hope & Glory,
Time goes by - it's the 'time of your life'.
Easy now, sit you down.
Chewing through your Wimpey dreams,
they eat without a sound;

[HRHisaravingfelchlord]

Dont know ? From the same song some more extracts (clue it is the opening song of the album released in 1973 )

Googled it. Was suprised by the answer actually as I wouldn't have come close to guessing that.

[DS23]

I am a young mariner headed to war
I'm thinkin' 'bout my family
and what it was for
There's water on the wood
and the sails feel good
And when I get to shore
I hope that I can kill good.

My father was a sailor
named Captain Kennedy
He lost his wooden schooner
to the Germans on the sea
Exploded on the water
for everyone to see
And humiliate that American
Captain Kennedy.

I saw him in Nassau in 1971
His strength was failin'
but he still ran a run
He worked 'til his fingers
wore to the bone
To buy that wooden schooner
and sail on his own.

He was known in the islands
as hundred foot iron
That steel hull freighter
was passin' its time
And time flew by faster
with life on the sea
And the days grew shorter
for Captain Kennedy.

I am a young mariner headed to war
I'm thinkin' 'bout my family
and what it was for
There's water on the wood
and the sails feel good
And when I get to shore
I hope that I can kill good.