Captain Ben

Music & Lyrics: Björn Tengelin

When I grew up in Bristol Bay
My father taught my well
I stole the other children’s toys
And brought them out for sale
Then he took me out to sea,
To be the pirate I was born to be
Instead of playing with model boats
I cut my enemies throats

With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben

When I first met this captain Ben
He was just a little boy
A charming little lad he was
He brought me some bedtime joy
For I was the Captain’s daughter
Blackbeard was his name
He didn’t like my naughty games
Though they brought him down in shame

With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben

I met a girl, and I laid her down
She called me grand Captain Ben
I didn’t like her father
He stopped me on my way
Then Ben’s father Robert
Stabbed my father down
And Ben didn’t even flinch
Just stood with a malicious frown

With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben

I was soon at my rightful place
Robert Maynard’s time had come
A knife in his back, and a gentle push
And the sea was now his home
Captain Ben is the worst of them all
I hate him with all my heart
Once I ruled this little boy
Now I’m slaving to depart

With the wind in my sails
And a cannonball’s rage
I will thrust through the skies
Spreading death like a plague
With the force of my blade
I will cut through your men
Then carve their corpses
With my fearful name
Yeah flee like the wind
Yeah flee if you can
But never dare forgetting me name
There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben

There’s no question you’ll die
Just a matter of when
For my name is Captain Ben