A 1918 popular song.
Words and music by Harold Dixon.
Song suggested by Peter Masri.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- For he’s a Sailor of the U. S. A.
And a right good Sailor too
He is just as happy as a child of three
As he sails the Ocean blue
In his little suit and his hat so cute
And his heart is ever true
He was never known to quail
At the fury of a gale and I’m mighty proud of you
Chorus:
Oh Davy of the Navy you’re a wonderful, wonderful boy
You took a notion to sail the ocean
And you fill my heart with joy
When you hop and you skip on your old battle ship
You simply carry me away
Go on surround ’em and then you’ll drown ’em
It’s up to you to win the day (go get ’em)
Race ’em, go on and chase ’em
Sink all those German Submarines
Play them just like a child plays with a toy, Sailor boy
Do what Admiral Dewey did
Go on and sink that fleet
Make the German Kaiser holler out and say defeat
Oh Davy of the Navy you’re a wonderful, wonderful boy
- He’ll make those German Submarines look sick
When his ship goes out to sea
They’ll be going to the bottom mighty quick
It’s the place they ought to be
With a nine inch gun he will make them run
He will wipe them off the map
Just you take a tip from me
They’ll be mighty sick at sea
When they finish with this scrap
Sung here by Fred Feild: