Daddy Was A Navy Man Lyrics - Singles - Kevin Denney

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 

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 

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