Using chkpass() in a query

I'm trying to perform an SQL statement to extract usernames and crypt'd 
passwords from a database table, and am running into difficulties with 
chkpass.  I can run it just fine in a straight query, but when I try to use 
it on a column from an SQL statement I get an error.

scamp=# SELECT CHKPASS('foo');   chkpass
----------------:Zbcg0W4wPBNBU
(1 row)

scamp=# SELECT CHKPASS(Password) FROM EmailAddress;
ERROR:  Function chkpass(character varying) does not exist       Unable to identify a function that satisfies the given argument types       You may need to add explicit typecasts
scamp=# SELECT CHKPASS(Password::TEXT) FROM EmailAddress;
ERROR:  Function chkpass(text) does not exist       Unable to identify a function that satisfies the given argument types       You may need to add explicit typecasts
scamp=# SELECT CHKPASS(Password::CSTRING) FROM EmailAddress;
ERROR:  Cannot cast type character varying to cstring

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could accomplish the above?

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