Animal Crossing: New Horizons includes a wide variety of styles of music, one of the most distinctive of which is the "sea shanties" sung by a turtle named Kapp'n. Kapp'n is a musical boat captain who assists players in traveling to the Mystery Islands. He was introduced to the game for the first time in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 update. His sea chanties feature lyrics that are amusing and, frequently, moving.

Since Kapp'n has been around since the very first Animal Crossing game, many of the series' long-time fans were eagerly anticipating his debut in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. He has, throughout the course of the series, always provided the players with some form of transportation, so his functions have remained relatively consistent. His sea shanties have been published under a variety of titles, and their lyrics can be found in a wide variety of formats. Kapp'n will sing to the player while he transports them to the special island on the Game Boy Advance in Animal Crossing for the Gamecube. His character does not make another boat appearance until Animal Crossing: New Leaf; however, he will also sing to the player while they are riding the bus in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Although the destinations of Kapp'n's Tours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons may be unsatisfying for some players, the sea shanties he performs are never a letdown. The main, longer verse is followed by Kapp'n making a brief statement to the player, such as asking if they get seasick. This is followed by a shorter, two-line verse that is not connected to the beginning's verse in any way. The structure and melody of Kapp'n's songs remain the same regardless of whether players are departing from or returning to their own islands. For the purpose of this ranking, the bulkiest first verses will be taken into consideration as candidates for the best Kapp'n sea shanties. This is due to the fact that the final two lines of each shanty do not correlate with the first verse and are significantly shorter.

#6The roots of Kapp'n's folklore are referenced in some of his best ACNH shanties.
Animal Crossing:The New Horizons probeThe origins of Kapp'n's folklore can be traced back to the Japanese legend of the kappa, a river spirit who would lull naive individuals to within a few feet of the water's edge before pulling them under and causing them to drown. Although Kapp'n is a much more humorous interpretation of this folklore story, as he provides services to players and, to the best of anyone's knowledge, has never drowned anyone, his proximity to water and his outward appearance are not the only ways in which he is similar to a kappa. In some versions of the myth, kappa also have a strong preference for cucumbers, and it is said that they can be coaxed into letting a victim live if they are presented with a cucumber as a present. In these lyrics, which are part of one of Kapp'n's more lighthearted verses, he makes a reference to this while still managing to make the concept of eating a cucumber ship just a bit melancholy by adding in an element of loneliness animal crossing items.

#5The lyrics to ACNH by Kapp'n that are about castaways demonstrate the appeal of a carefree life.
Even though some of the castaways in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, like Gulliver, want help getting back to their crew, it would appear that this is not the case for all of the people who are lost at sea. The lyrics of this song provide an interesting commentary on labor by examining the fact that Kapp'n may have a happy, stable life, but he can't help but wonder about the carefree life of a castaway despite the fact that he may have it all. Even though Kapp'n spends the majority of his days at sea, or at least sea adjacent at the island dock, he still has obligations that need to be met, which he believes the castaways he's met do not have to deal with. Even though those who are shipwrecked undoubtedly have day-to-day responsibilities of their own, such as ensuring that they have food and warmth, the situation on the other side of the fence always appears to be more favorable.

#4 Kapp'n Is Quite Introspective About His Life in Several of the ACNH Shanty Lyrics.
Kapp'n, like many other non-player characters (NPCs) in the Animal Crossing series, has a long and interesting background with the franchise. Over the course of his working life, he has held a variety of jobs, traveled extensively throughout the world, and moved from one location to the next. Surprisingly, it appears that he was driving himself insane with the high expectations he had set for himself. By the time Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released, he had matured and gained experience, both of which are reflected in the lyrics, which a great number of listeners will undoubtedly find relatable.

Over the course of his long life, Kapp'n has held a variety of jobs, including those of boat captain, taxi driver, and bus driver before landing back where he started. A workaholic Kapp'n still had the feeling that he needed to accomplish more, even after he had traveled thousands of miles over the course of the years. This sea shanty was written by Kapp'n after he completed Animal Crossing: New Horizons and realized he no longer needed to hold himself to unachievable standards.

#3 Some of Kapp'n's Lyrics Offer a Warm and Melodic Reflection on Love in ACNH
Even though the original Animal Crossing does not include any romance-related options, the non-playable characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will still talk to you about love. These shanty lyrics evoke feelings of young love, of two people who want to travel the world together but are prevented from doing so by the different directions their lives are taking at the same time. The image of him making the entire world smaller so that it can fit in his backyard so that he and the person he loves can view it together is incredibly sweet and romantic, and it could easily be incorporated into any contemporary popular love song.

#2 The song that Kapp'n sings in ACNH about his grandmother is lovely.
Although these lyrics from Kapp'n may not be as complex as some of his other Animal Crossing: New Horizons shanties in terms of their verbosity, it tells of a very sweet memory from childhood in a deeply honest way. The memory is of a time when Kapp'n was playing with his dog. The song begins with a flashback to Kapp'n's childhood home, and it is so melancholy that it might throw some unsuspecting Animal Crossing players on a boat tour for a loop as he continues to sing about the pleasant times he spent with his grandmother. One of the most essential components of a meaningful song can be found in its lyrics: "Kapp'n makes personal things feel universal and universal things feel personal," which compares Kapp'n to a turtle version of Taylor Swift.

#1 The best shanty that Kapp'n has to offer in ACNH is all about his daughter.
The lyrics of this touching song by Kapp'n reflect his profound love for his daughter as well as his pride in the person she has become as she has grown older. This is Kapp'n's finest work to date. When compared to other characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, such as Tom Nook and the Able Sisters, Kapp'n may not have the most well-known history, but the bond he shares with his family, especially his daughter, is extremely endearing. Players had their first encounter with Kapp'n's virtuous family on New Leaf's Tortimer Island. After the Animal Crossing 2.0 update, players will be able to invite Kapp'n and his family to the Roost Cafe with an Amiibo if they do so alongside Kapp'n. These lyrics, in which Kapp'n freely admits that his daughter Leila makes him so happy that it causes him to cry tears of joy, create a truly moving shanty about the love between a father and daughter that is featured in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.