Daddy Was A Navy Man lyrics

I DON`T KNOW WHY HE LIKED THE
WATER
HE`D NEVER SEEN THE OCEAN BEFORE
BUT HE WAS YOUNG AND THIRSTY FOR
ADVENTURE
AND OUR COUNTRY WAS AT WAR
THE POSTER IN THE WINDOW
PROMISED A CHANCE TO SEE THE
WORLD
AND HE FIGURED THAT HE HAD A
SCORE TO SETTLE
FOR THE BOYS THAT DIED AT PEARL

(CHORUS)
HE`S PROUD AND SO AM I
THAT HE WENT AND DID HIS PART
AND I LOVE TO HEAR THE STORIES
THAT HE TELLS
OF TYPHOONS, TATTOOS, GEISHA GIRLS
AND BATTLES HE`S BEEN IN
OKINAWA, IWO JIMA, AND SAIPAN
AND FOR THE LONGEST TIME
HE WOULDN`T DRIVE A CAR MADE IN
JAPAN
DADDY WAS A NAVY MAN

SAYS IT WAS JUST HIS DUTY
THAT`S WHY HE VOLUNTEERED
AND WHEN YOU`RE SEVENTEEN YEARS
OLD
YOU`RE JUST TOO DUMB TO BE SCARED
AND THERE`S A FRIEND HE TALKS
ABOUT
HE SAYS HE`LL SEE AGAIN SOMEDAY
`CAUSE YOU KNOW OLD SAILORS
NEVER DIE
THEY JUST SAIL AWAY

(REPEAT CHORUS)

MY DADDY WAS A NAVY MAN