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Track: Captain Kennedy
Artist: Neil Young
Album: Oceanside Countryside

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Name: Neil Young
Spotify Genres: classic rock, folk rock, singer-songwriter, roots rock
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Neil Young is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and a musician who plays guitar, keyboards and harmonica. He also runs [l=Vapor Records] and is active on environmental and political issues. Young is famous for his solo releases, his releases with [a268789] and for being a member of [a285408] (aka CSNY). Born November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he currently holds dual citizenship for Canada and the United States and has been living in California since the sixties. He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 (Performer category). Young had announced in 2019 that his application for United States citizenship had been held up because of his use of marijuana, but the issue was resolved and he did become a United States citizen.

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Release: Neil Young - Captain Kennedy / Stayin' Power
Year: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: Classic Rock

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LYRICS

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.