Captain jim`s drunken dream lyrics

Artist  : James taylor 
Song : Captain jim`s drunken dream
 

Well you country fools in your one horse town you
can laugh at me 
but it`s plain as rain that you`ve never been
down to the southern sea
To see me now is like watching a fish on dry land

I only wish you could see me down in the islands
Mister, that`s my home.
What a fool I was to leave the only happiness
I`ve known

You see me coming, you wink your eye and call me
Captain Jim
And when I don`t do nothin` but walk on by you
say baby get a load of him

All I need is the sea and the sky and I know
where I stand
Instead of you hicks straight out of the sticks
deciding I ain`t a man 
You`ll never understand

Up here I`m a whisky bum but down there I`m a
king 
Sounds just like the angels up in heaven 
When they sing
Welcome home, welcome home
Such a sight to see 
Instead of some salvation army sister 
Singing "Nearer My God To Thee"

Now I know that yankee whisky has taken away my
mind 
and I know that rum is the only drink suitable to
mankind
and I know this tree I`m under is shaped entirely
wrong
I need to see a gentle palm tree and I won`t wait
to long
I can feel that it`s coming on strong 

The first cold wind of winter is flapping in my
clothes
Showing me the way with the direction that it
blows
Welcome home, welcome home