Daddy Was a Sailor

[Verse 1]

Grandpa was a miner and he gave me my black art

Bitter rivers of black coal dust tore our country apart

Covered in coal dust, waking up too early in the morning

Covered in coal dust, waiting for the moment the canary sings

[Verse 2]

Mama was a mermaid and a Carnaby Street gal

She could have been a model but she spent her life mopping up spilt milk

Covered in sea salt, would he, could he be home when the stars came out to party

Covered in sea salt, yeah I know it was my fault that he always ran away because he didn't want me

[Chorus 1]

Oh, daddy was a sailor

And he gave me a black heart

Daddy was a sailor

The only man that could tear me apart

Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy-daddy

Daddy, daddy, daddy

[Verse 3]

Sister dances salsa and she chants just like a queen

I was a non-believer when she told me I was free

Auntie Emy was a medium and she worked the Ouija board

Seeking out the lost souls and taking men back to the Lord

[Chorus 2]

Oh, but daddy still was a sailor

And he gave me a black heart

Daddy was a sailor

The only man that could tear me apart

Oh, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy-daddy

Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy-daddy

Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

[Outro]

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh