Kevin Denney 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

He's so 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 so 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
My Daddy was a Navy man