[1.] Captain Robert took his men And flew to Prague and back again Some fell off and some dropped dead And some put bullets through their head [2.] A skeleton crew is what came back And once in port he filled his sack With bribes and cash and fame and coin Things to make a new crew join [3.] Captain Robert took his crew To Shangri-la and Timbuktu Some went crazy, some got mad Some he kicked off ship in Chad [4.] A skeleton crew is what came back Who'd lived through mutiny, plague, and flak Strong and calloused, brave and tired All those who could stay inspired [5.] Captain Robert took his ship To Beijing and to Mozambique Stir crazy or in irons he clapped them One of them tried to kiss the captain [6.] Captain Robert looked at his crew And saw that everyone was new The crew got broke through misadventure No one could take another gut wrencher ...