Daddy Was A Navy Man

<br>I DON`T KNOW WHY HE LIKED THE<br>WATER<br>HE`D NEVER SEEN THE OCEAN BEFORE<br>BUT HE WAS YOUNG AND THIRSTY FOR<br>ADVENTURE<br>AND OUR COUNTRY WAS AT WAR<br>THE POSTER IN THE WINDOW<br>PROMISED A CHANCE TO SEE THE<br>WORLD<br>AND HE FIGURED THAT HE HAD A<br>SCORE TO SETTLE<br>FOR THE BOYS THAT DIED AT PEARL<br><br>(CHORUS)<br>HE`S PROUD AND SO AM I<br>THAT HE WENT AND DID HIS PART<br>AND I LOVE TO HEAR THE STORIES<br>THAT HE TELLS<br>OF TYPHOONS, TATTOOS, GEISHA GIRLS<br>AND BATTLES HE`S BEEN IN<br>OKINAWA, IWO JIMA, AND SAIPAN<br>AND FOR THE LONGEST TIME<br>HE WOULDN`T DRIVE A CAR MADE IN<br>JAPAN<br>DADDY WAS A NAVY MAN<br><br>SAYS IT WAS JUST HIS DUTY<br>THAT`S WHY HE VOLUNTEERED<br>AND WHEN YOU`RE SEVENTEEN YEARS<br>OLD<br>YOU`RE JUST TOO DUMB TO BE SCARED<br>AND THERE`S A FRIEND HE TALKS<br>ABOUT<br>HE SAYS HE`LL SEE AGAIN SOMEDAY<br>`CAUSE YOU KNOW OLD SAILORS<br>NEVER DIE<br>THEY JUST SAIL AWAY<br><br>(REPEAT CHORUS)<br><br>MY DADDY WAS A NAVY MAN