In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
[Chorus: x2]
Ooh la la la la la la la
Ooh la la la la la la la
Ooh la la la la la la la
El Capitan!
I've been rockin' since the 1900s
A microphone and two 1200's
So back in the day we use to fuck with Alize
Now we kick it with the liquid from Kingston J.A.
In the morning you be crudo make you eat menudo
Pissin' out your culo got to act the foolo
I like it on ice with Coca~Cola
I sip it from L.A. to Capitola
Watch out for the rollas pull over to the shoulder
Shoulda started drinkin' when I was much older
Some like gin, some like tonic
I like the Captain with a half-ounce of chronic
[Chorus]
One night in the summer about two months back
I went out on the town without a plan of attack
Heineken, shots of 151
And a bottle of what we call El Capitan
What happened that night you can't quite recall
The fact is, boy, you can't remember it all
You woke up in the morning with a spinnin' head
And a teenage girl lyin' next to you in bed
You kicked her out and then you slammed the door
Trying to forget about the night before
A month goes by you can't remember the date
Girls at the door says "Boy I'm late!"
That's what you get for outplayin' the ho
And now you got a kid with a girl you don't know
And the first thing you thought when she dropped the bomb
Shouldn't have been fucking with El Capitan
[Chorus]
Now drop the chalupa pick up the mic
And let the party people know just what ya like
Well it comes from Puerto Rico
So you know that I be diggin' it
And if the bottle's empty then you know that I been swiggin' it
Hittin it now the Party' legit
Hynas getting lit shakin' tha booties and tits
We the OPM clique and that's how we roll
So get some education from the man shakin' low
Now Captain Morgan was a pirate dude
He used to jag motherfuckers and act real rude
As a real live person he wasn't much fun
But he sure made a good ass bottle of rum
[Chorus]
Ooh la la la la la la la
Ooh la la la la la la la
Ooh la la la la la la la
El Capitan!
I've been rockin' since the 1900s
A microphone and two 1200's
So back in the day we use to fuck with Alize
Now we kick it with the liquid from Kingston J.A.
In the morning you be crudo make you eat menudo
Pissin' out your culo got to act the foolo
I like it on ice with Coca~Cola
I sip it from L.A. to Capitola
Watch out for the rollas pull over to the shoulder
Shoulda started drinkin' when I was much older
Some like gin, some like tonic
I like the Captain with a half-ounce of chronic
[Chorus]
One night in the summer about two months back
I went out on the town without a plan of attack
Heineken, shots of 151
And a bottle of what we call El Capitan
What happened that night you can't quite recall
The fact is, boy, you can't remember it all
You woke up in the morning with a spinnin' head
And a teenage girl lyin' next to you in bed
You kicked her out and then you slammed the door
Trying to forget about the night before
A month goes by you can't remember the date
Girls at the door says "Boy I'm late!"
That's what you get for outplayin' the ho
And now you got a kid with a girl you don't know
And the first thing you thought when she dropped the bomb
Shouldn't have been fucking with El Capitan
[Chorus]
Now drop the chalupa pick up the mic
And let the party people know just what ya like
Well it comes from Puerto Rico
So you know that I be diggin' it
And if the bottle's empty then you know that I been swiggin' it
Hittin it now the Party' legit
Hynas getting lit shakin' tha booties and tits
We the OPM clique and that's how we roll
So get some education from the man shakin' low
Now Captain Morgan was a pirate dude
He used to jag motherfuckers and act real rude
As a real live person he wasn't much fun
But he sure made a good ass bottle of rum
[Chorus]
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oooh yeah this song is great but I drank captain morgan ONCE and i'll NEVER DO IT AGAIN!! yeah i couldn't exactly remember what had happend the night before and it wasn't fun!!! ahh!!! i'll stick with beer and screwdrivers.