I DONT KNOW WHY HE LIKED THE
WATER
HED 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
HES 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 HES BEEN IN
OKINAWA, IWO JIMA, AND SAIPAN
AND FOR THE LONGEST TIME
HE WOULDNT DRIVE A CAR MADE IN
JAPAN
DADDY WAS A NAVY MAN
SAYS IT WAS JUST HIS DUTY
THATS WHY HE VOLUNTEERED
AND WHEN YOURE SEVENTEEN YEARS
OLD
YOURE JUST TOO DUMB TO BE SCARED
AND THERES A FRIEND HE TALKS
ABOUT
HE SAYS HELL SEE AGAIN SOMEDAY
CAUSE YOU KNOW OLD SAILORS
NEVER DIE
THEY JUST SAIL AWAY
MY DADDY WAS A NAVY MAN