They're sending the old man home
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Back where the buffalo roam
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Out in Pacific they say he was the best
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Now he's in his "civies" headin' home like all the rest
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He'll never forget Rosa Lee
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Or sleepless nights he fought upon the sea
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He'll only have the memories
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Or great books by James Jones
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`Cause they're sending the old man home
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Far away
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Far away
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Another life so very far away
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They'll tear down the officers clubs
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And write off the overdue subs
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So let's drink to their memories
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Our heroes and our pals
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To those crazy navy flyers
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To those swell Hawaiian gals
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The sailors will dance in the street
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Then they'll mothball the whole damn fleet
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We'll only have the picture books
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Of land and sea and foam
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`Cause they're sending the old man home
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Sending The Old Man Home
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| Jimmy Buffett |
