We joined the Navy to see the world
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And what did we see? We saw the sea
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We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic
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But the Atlantic isn't romantic
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And the Pacific isn't what it's cracked up to be
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We joined the Navy to do or die
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But we didn't do and we didn't die
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We were much too busy looking at the ocean and the sky
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And what did we see? We saw the sea
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We saw the Atlantic and the Pacific
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But the Pacific isn't terrific
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And the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be
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They tell us that the Admiral
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Is as nice as he can be
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But we never see the Admiral
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Because the Admiral has never been to sea
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We joined the Navy to see the girls
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And what did we see? We saw the sea
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Instead of a girl or two in a taxi
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We were compelled to look at the Black Sea
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Seeing the Black Sea isn't what it's cracked up to be
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Sailing, sailing home again
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To see the girls upon the village green
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Then across the foam again
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To see the other seas we haven't seen
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We owe the Navy an awful lot
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For they taught us how to do the Sailor's Hornpipe
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And they showed us how to tie a sailor's knot
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But more than that, they showed us the sea
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We never get seasick sailing the ocean
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We don't object to feeling the motion
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We're never seasick but we are awful sick of sea
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We Saw The Sea
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| Irving Berlin |
