A sailor's life is supposed to be

A hell of a lot of fun,

Yes, but when you're a sailor,

Take it from me,

You work like a son of a gun.

They give us jobs of ev'ry kind

And chores of ev'ry sort,

But sweat away, sailor, you don't mind

'Cause you know when we reach port

There will always be a lady fair,

A Jenny fair or a Sadie fair,

There'll always be a lady fair,

Who's waiting there for you.

There will always be a lady fair,

To smooth your troubles

And muss your hair,

There'll always be a lady fair,

Who's waiting there for you.

There will always be a girl's caress,

To change your answer

From a NO to YES,

There'll always be a lady fair,

Who's waiting there for you.