Daddy Was A Sailor
Grandpa was a minerAnd he gave me my black heartBitter rivers of black coal dustTore our country apart
Covered in coal dustWaking up too early in the morningCovered in coal dustWaiting for the moment the canary sings
Mama was a mermaidAnd a Carnaby Street galShe could have been a modelBut she spent her life mopping up spilt milk
Covered in sea saltWould he, could he, be homewhen the stars came out to partyCovered in sea saltYeah I know it was my faultThat he always ran awaybecause he didn't want me
Oh, daddy was a sailorAnd he gave me a black heartOh, daddy was a sailorThe only man that could tear me apart
Daddy, daddy, daddy
Sister dances salsaAnd she chants just like a queenI was a non-believer when she told me I was free
Auntie Emy was a mediumAnd she worked the Ouija boardSeeking out the lost soulsAnd taking men back to the Lord
Oh but daddy still was a sailorAnd he gave me a black heartOh, daddy was a sailorThe only man that could tear me apart
Daddy, daddy, daddy