There's a lot of theories and suppositions out there attempting to explain just what this song is really about. The song itself teases you with lines like "Seventy-three men sailed off into history" and the refrain, "Ride, Captain, ride upon your mystery ship." Seventy-three is an oddly specific number. Wait, there's also a mystery ship? It must have some hidden meaning, right?
There's a large camp that says it's a story about the USS Pueblo. A competing theory supports the idea that it's about Sir Francis Drake.
Look, if you really want to exercise your Scooby Gang credentials and solve a mystery, go here. Otherwise, just sit back and enjoy some 70's funk.
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