Sailor Man

When I first went with Uncle Sam
I thought that I was a mighty ram
I jumped up on a big Marine
He whipped me 'til my face turned green
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
I found me a girl in Baltimore
She gave me the key to her back door
When I went away she said goodbye
And gave the key to another guy
I found me a babe in New Orleans
She was one them Cajun queens
We danced all night at the Roosevelt
I lost my girl and my money belt
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
When I was in Los Angeles
I found a blonde that I loved to squeeze
I asked her if she’d marry me
But had a husband on the sea
We landed in Eureka Bay
Found me a lovely Moosomae
She said she’d never like Japan
Until she found a sailor man!
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
When I’ve put up my twenty years
I ain’t a-gonna shed no salty tears
Gonna find me a woman if I can
Who understands a sailor man!
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can
That’s the life of a sailor man
He has to do the best he can