[Verse I]
The old men still speak of the dragon wars
When black winds filled the sky,
And the proud airship Hood sailed north
Where burning mountains lie.
Her engines groaned like weary souls,
Her hull wore scars of flame,
But Captain Fitzgerald loved her still
And trusted in her name.
[Chorus]
And oh, the Hood sailed into fire
Where no sane ship would go,
With burning decks and dying men
Still holding fast below.
Remember Captain Fitzgerald
When winter storms are blown—
For some ships earn eternity
The moment they are gone.
[Verse II]
Now Strongcastle laid the mountain trap,
And Andrew pinned the beast,
While Nidhagar beneath the stone
Still struggled for release.
The fleet kept far from dragon flame,
No captain closed the line—
For every soul who drifted near
Was counted dead in time.
[Chorus]
And oh, the Hood sailed into fire
Where no sane ship would go,
With burning decks and dying men
Still holding fast below.
Remember Captain Fitzgerald
When winter storms are blown—
For some ships earn eternity
The moment they are gone.
[Verse III]
But Fitzgerald saw the wounded wyrm
Begin to claw away,
And every second bought with blood
Was slipping fast away.
He turned the Hood toward the blaze,
No stirring speech gave he—
Just “Signal all to hold the line.
The rest belongs to me.”
[Chorus]
And oh, the Hood sailed into fire
Where no sane ship would go,
With burning decks and dying men
Still holding fast below.
Remember Captain Fitzgerald
When winter storms are blown—
For some ships earn eternity
The moment they are gone.
[Verse IV]
The dragon’s breath struck bow to stern,
The sky became a pyre,
The canvas vanished into sparks,
The gunsides burned with fire.
Still through the flames the Hood pressed on
Like some old wounded hound—
And every sailor at his post
Though hell itself roared round.
[Chorus]
And oh, the Hood sailed into fire
Where no sane ship would go,
With burning decks and dying men
Still holding fast below.
Remember Captain Fitzgerald
When winter storms are blown—
For some ships earn eternity
The moment they are gone.
[Verse V]
Then Fitzgerald gave the final word
As smoke consumed the mast:
“Run out the guns and hold her true—
We’ll make this broadside last.”
The cannons roared at killing range,
They tore the wyrm apart—
But flame consumed the gallant ship
Right through her iron heart.
[Final Chorus (slower)]
And oh, the Hood sailed into fire
Though death was all ahead,
With burning decks and shattered guns
And courage for the dead.
Remember Captain Fitzgerald
When cold night winds are blown—
For some ships earn eternity
The moment they are gone.
ElCeviche