Kris Kristofferson - Rescue Mission Lyrics
By kris kristofferson, bob neuwirth, roger mcguinn, seymour cassellThe captain touched his swagger stickUp to his golden eyeAnd boogied through the vestibuleWhile bidding us goodbyeThe enemy surrounds usAnd our spirits almost goneThe devil take the cavalryThat sold us for a songTheres chi-chis on the starboard, ladsAnd chi-chis in the sternAnd hashish in the hookah pipesAnd bonny grass to burnOur mission is a secretBut were fool enough to tryWell sail the bloody ocean, boysOr drink the bastard dryIf idve been a carpenter, the swarthySergeant saidId never seen this ugly thingThat hangs above my headThe hell with all your herosAnd the wounds they hope to showIm just a simple soldier, sonWith one more year to goThe albatross was tiringAnd the cook was in a stewThe filthy little cabin boyWas whizzing in my shoeThe captains wife was agingAnd the first mate heard her screamWhen tommy slipped tabasco in theCaptains vaselineOur time will soon be gone, he saidIts all weve left to loseWeve shot our ammunitionAnd were all but out of boozeSo heres to irma donegalHeres to nellie blyeAnd heres to my old friend, he saidAnd kissed his ass goodbyeGive off! give off! you sorry lot.Give off!, the captain criedWeve lost our bloody anchorAnd were driftin with the tideThe swollen surf is poundingLike a thousand cannons roarAnd I shake the hand of any manWho guides us into shore.Were saved! were saved!The soldiers saidWere saved!, the sailors criedAnd soldiers climbed aboardWhile sailors left from either sideSome swabbies hit the minefield andThe rifles got the restAnd somewhere theres a schoonerSinkin slowly in the west
