Daddy Was A Sailor

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                 (riff)

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 Daddy was a sailor .... "Join the Navy, See the World" ...
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 Daddy was a sailor .... (the) boy liked the purty girls . .   .
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 Taught me how to dance, ... taught me that jitter bug groove ...
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 Taught me all about romance, my daddy taught me how to move ... ....

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 Daddy was a lover .... traveled all around the world ...
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 Daddy was a lover .... (the) boy liked the purty girls . .   .
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 Taught me how to cuss, ... some folks didn't approve ...
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 Taught me how to fight and fuss, my daddy taught me how to move ... ....

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 .. Daddy wasn't always home that much .
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 ... But somehow . he  managed .  to keep in touch
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 ... Yes, he sent me a hula girl post card from Hawaii, he did
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 ... And that was just enough  .  for that six-year-old kid ...

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                                      Well,

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 I never joined the navy ... but you know I've been around the world ...
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 'Cause somethin' that he gave me ....
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 Pleases all the little girls . .   .
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 Move a little closer baby, please say "yes," no, don't say "maybe"
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 The time is right and it feels good tonight
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 I really think we're gonna move ... I really think we're gonna move ...
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 I really think we're gonna move ... I really think we're gonna move ...
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 I really think we're gonna move ... I really think we're gonna move ...

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  Oooh, oooh-oooh ...  Oooh, oooh-oooh ...
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  Oooh, oooh-oooh ... ... (Riff)

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