The Song About Captain Cook
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Lyrics
In Marton town not far from the sea
There was a young boy who grew up to be
A Yorkshire man in every way
From Whitby town to Robin Hood's Bay
At the age of 18, a labourer's son
Fit and strong and six foot one
He dreamed of a life on the wide open sea
And knew that soon that's where he would be
CHORUS
He sailed from Plymouth away from England
Cape Horn, Tahiti then Botany Bay
On the good ship Endeavour and onto where ever
The coast of Australia showed him the way
From master to captain he was just 41
Saw planet Venus transit the sun
He sailed to New Zealand as Tasman had done
Then Terra Australis the land of the sun
CHORUS
In 1770 the 11th of June
On the Great Barrier Reef by the light of the moon
The Endeavour she crashed on the rocks on the sand
The captain said we must put her to land
When the ship was repaired they set off again
Along the coast of Cape York no one knew when
How long it would be, how much further to roam
They longed for the sight of their far distant home
CHORUS (repeat)
They'd sailed from Plymouth away from England
Cape Horn, Tahiti then Botany Bay
On the good ship Endeavour and onto where ever
The coast of Australia showed them the way
Brrmm! Brrmm!
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Brrmm Brrmm! In the car
Brrmm Brrmm! Go with Pa
Brrmm Brrmm! And if I can
Brrmm Brrmm! I take my Nan
Driving driving driving driving
Driving nice and slow
There's cars and trucks and bikes and buses
Everywhere we go
And it’s so very very nice to
Brrmm! Brrmm! First of May
Brrmm! Brrmm! Loverly day
Brrmm! Brrmm! Seat belt on
Brrmm! Brrmm! Then we’re gone
Driving driving driving driving
Driving nice and slow
There's cars and trucks and bikes and buses
Everywhere we go
And it’s so very very nice to
Brrmm! Brrmm! In the car
Brrmm! Brrmm! Go with Pa
Brrmm! Brrmm! And if I can
Brrmm! Brrmm! I take my Nan
In the car with Nan and Pa-a
Everywhere we go