# Captain Walker didn't come home...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 16, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093 "2012-05-16T13:51:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/21 "2012-05-17T17:33:27Z")

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Captain Walker \*

- for the Ghost who Walks.

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**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/22 "2012-05-18T07:49:24Z")

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My favorite rendition, with Sandy Denny.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YcWRfqH0Nt8/hqdefault.jpg "THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA it's a boy / feat. sandy denny 1972") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcWRfqH0Nt8)

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/23 "2012-05-20T00:09:44Z")

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You talk about your woman,  
I wish you could see mine.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/24 "2012-05-20T02:21:56Z")

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I had no reason to be over optimistic,  
But somehow when you smile, I can face bad weather

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/25 "2012-05-20T02:30:19Z")

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[hijack]Happy 67th birthday Pete! I listened to Quadropenia from beginning to end without distractions today in your honor.[/hijack]

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**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/26 "2012-05-20T03:22:59Z")

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> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#):
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> You know where to put the cork.

I wouldn’t trust that kid to know shit. Christ, Tommy doesn’t even know what day it is!

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/27 "2012-05-20T04:43:15Z")

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I’m free! I’m freeee! And freedom tastes… oddly, like a turkey burger with cheese.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/28 "2012-05-20T14:01:21Z")

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Each one of you has freedom, in your hearts without my grace. Let me see you raise your hands, see joy upon your face!

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**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/29 "2012-05-20T16:51:25Z")

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Feel me

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/30 "2012-05-20T17:06:37Z")

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Touch me

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**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-walker-didnt-come-home/622093/31 "2012-05-20T17:12:26Z")

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You’ll feel me coming

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