Captain in the Morning
Some time after hearing the original song, we were talking about how the captain of a starship makes his own rules, has his way. That thought produced this idea. Think about a captain that has a love interest (naw), and how things go from there. The funny thing is that I started down one track which was a little risqué. I decided that I didn’t want to go that way, and changed the angle of the song. When I read the original verse to Shirley, and then told her that I had scrapped it, she told me to include it. So the original verse became the last verse of the song.
Captain In The Morning
By Brian Dean
There’ll be no crew to see our love,
as long as we can be discreet,
there’s no need to hide your face,
as long as you think on your feet,
only one thing you need to know,
something to do after you go.
(chorus) Just call me captain in the morning, captain
salute me just before you leave me, ensign
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
then turn and walk away, from me
Maybe the corridor is dim,
no one will notice where or how
now if the crew thinks that we’ve sinned
well, I’m the captain anyhow
and if we’re victims of the Kling,
you won’t tell them a single thing.
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
salute me just before you leave me, ensign
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
then turn and sneak away, from me
There’ll be no ties to bind your hands,
not if my orders you’ll obey,
there’s no need to pretend love,
it’s rank you wanted anyway
no need to worry if you scream
my cabin’s padded, every seam.
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
salute me just before you leave me, ensign
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
then turn and walk away,
they’ll notice if you stay with me
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
salute me just before you leave me, ensign
Just call me captain in the morning, captain
salute me just before you leave me, e-en-sign.