He came in on the video screen, selling images from the start,
A superhero with Yule Brynner eyes, with flash, and glitz, and smarts,
With Saturday morning spectacle beaming twenty-four hours a day,
The picture song - the new icon of the cable media age,
His press is so impressive and such cinemagraphic delight,
With all your favorite songs and stars to while away the night,
You just stopped by for a three minute ride that dazzles and grabs your eye,
Keeps you glued to the tube 'til you snap and revive, by then it's 1999.

We're watching Captain Video,
He's not so sure which way to go,
Sometimes he's friendly,
Sometimes offends me,
Oh my, Captain Video,
Captain Video, Captain Video.

In many ways the Captain is good,
When he's bad he's very bad,
He's moved us to a new art form and he's more than a passing fad,
It's not his talents that cause distress but excesses in his style,
If it's garbage in it's garbage out,
It's content that's on trial.

We're watching Captain Video,
He's not so sure which way to go,
Sometimes he's friendly,
Sometimes offends me,
Oh my, oh my, Captain Video,
Captain Video, Captain Video.

So, here's the warning for the label - that it's easy to overdose,
He invades the mind, consumes the time,
He's the entertainment host,
He's touting scores of modern prototypes while the cash registers whine,
But if the model is wrong the seeds could spoil the crop of tomorrow's minds.

We're watching Captain Video,
He's not so sure which way to go,
Sometimes he's friendly,
Sometimes offends me,
We're watching Captain Video,
He's not so sure which way to go,
Sometimes he's friendly,
Sometimes offends me,
Oh my, oh my, oh my, Captain Video,
Captain Video, Captain Video.